1 Complete the text with the words and word combinations below. Two words are extra. • among • carnival • dressed • along • drums. enjoyed • festivals • gondolas hand-painted historic • lasts • marching • parade • show • took place • tourist attraction tradition • wearing • with The Venice Carnival Every year there is a huge 1) ............ in Venice that is one of the world's most colourful 2) ............ . The Venice Carnival takes place in spring and 3) ............ for eighteen days. The first Venetian carnival was in the eleventh century, so it is a very old 4) ............ . The Venice carnival is very popular 5) ............ tourists. The carnival opens with a traditional parade of boats that are called 6) ............ . This year, the carnival 7) ............ at the beginning of February and I was lucky to go. The whole city came alive for the carnival. Venice is most famous for making 8) ............ masks so the streets were filled with people 9) ............ beautiful masks. The people in fancy dresses became a 10) ............ because everyone wanted to take a photo with them. My favourite part of the carnival was the 11) ............ in Saint Mark's Square. I heard beating 12) ............ . Hundreds of people were 13) ............ through the square. They were all wearing beautiful 14) ............ costumes. The last person in the parade was a man 15) ............ as a king. The King climbed onto a stage in the square. He chose two knights to fight each other with swords. It was very exciting to watch the 16) ............! I really 17) ............ the Venice carnival because it was fun for everyone. It felt like we were all in a different era!