MUSLIMS. BÁSICO

MULTIPLE CHOICE



Muslims around the (1) ____ are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday. This is the three-day festival at the end of the (2) ____ month of Ramadan. Almost a quarter of the world is Muslim and there are celebrations in (3) ____ corner of the planet. Muslims in the Middle East started their holiday on Tuesday by going to the mosque to (4) ____. In Libya, rebel fighters said they would rest for Eid and then (5) ____ to Sirte, which is Muammar Gaddafi's hometown. Many Libyans have (6) ____ food and water this Eid because of the fighting in their country.

Eid al-Fitr is one of the five most important (7) ____ of Islam. It celebrates the end of a month of (8) ____ from dawn to sunset. During Ramadan, people also focus (9) ____ becoming a better person. Eid starts after religious leaders see the new moon (10) ____ the end of Ramadan. The Khaleej Times newspaper reports why this year’s Eid is important (11) ____ a Tripoli resident. Sheikh Tareq Ahmed Abbas said: “This Eid is a (12) ____ celebration. We are celebrating Eid al-Fitr and Eid-of Freedom.”

1. a) globes  b) global   c) globe

2. a) holy     b) holier     c) hole

3. a) all        b) every     c)whole

4. a) pray     b) praying  c) prayed

5. a) movement   b) move   c) moved

6. a) few      b) small     c) little

7. a) lasting   b) wasting   c) fasting

8. a) parts     b) part    c) partner

9. a) on         b) so      c) in

10. a) to        b) at      c) from

11. a) at        b) on      c) for

12. a) twice   b) double  c) two

answers:

globe, holy, every, pray, move, little, parts, fasting, on, of, for, double

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