A.

Spectacle
B. Correlated
C. Contemporize
D. Skilled worker
E. Exciting
F. Glorious
G. Colorful
H. Glittering
I. Fascinated
J. At the same time

…watching the biggest firework display ever - an extravaganza lasting six minutes …
...which set a new world record for a single coordinated display…
...were set off from 400 firing locations, synchronized by 100 computers.
...it took the technicians ten months to plan!...
...Everyone got there early and the anticipation beforehand was electric, it wasn’t only the
children who were excited!...
...It was an incandescent pine tree with thousands of starry branches….
...iridescent rings climbed the tower…
...scintillating fountains leapt up to meet the cascades of light…
...everyone was holding up their phones to capture the images, holding their breath,
mesmerised…
...It was too much to take in; there were too many places to look simultaneously…
4. The writer is using compound and almost describing the firework scenery exaggeratedly,
making the readers as if they could see it with their own eyes.
It uses complex words to make the moment feel more interesting.
7. Believed, invented, used, thrown, heated, made, enjoyed, achieved, used, added,
masterminded, set, produced, launched, held, seen.
Passive verbs are often used in informative texts such as this, active verbs are used to
describe things.
8. there are few signs of fireworks losing popularity as a form of entertainment. Gradually,
private firework shows are becoming less common and are being replaced by public events.
This means that the injuries caused by fireworks are fewer, but they are still a cause of
damage to property, unintended fires, maiming of children and traumatizing of animals. A
few people argue that fireworks are destructive in many senses, and that the expense and
waste of natural resources cannot be justified in return for a few moments of pleasure, but
there is a little public debate on the subject, and unlikely to be, given that they have been
around for so long.
9. I realize that this may be hard for you to accept, given that you both are in high school and
seem to be similar in many ways.
10. Fireworks first became known in Europe in the 13th century.
Italy started experimenting with fireworks more in the 1830s, achieving more colorful and
powerful bright fireworks by adding different kinds of minerals.
The largest coordinated firework display was from Kuwait in 2011.
It’s probably due to the fact that the speed of light is more than 1000x times faster than
the speed of sound, showing us the fireworks first then hearing the loud bang.
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Having more than 2 colored displays is a change.
Still leading.
11. China invented fireworks more than 2000 years ago, starting from being used as
firecrackers on festivals like lunar new year. It is believed that the invention was accidental,
throwing chunks of bamboo into a fire, which probably lead to this day. China makes 90% of
the fireworks that the whole world use, being the biggest fireworks exporter and
manufacturer.
Italy did more experiments and discovered that they could increase the brightness and
make it more colorful by adding minerals.
Fireworks are made of cardboard, gunpowder for the explosions, aluminium powder for
flashes and bangs, iron filings for sparks, elements such as copper, barium for more colors.
12. Fireworks were first found by China, more than 2000 years ago. Though the invention
was made by a mistake, it’s still not forgotten to this day. Then after some time, in 1240s The
Arabs gained knowledge and spread it around the country. With the cursuade of Marco polo.
In 1830s Italy learned how the make the fireworks more powerful, colorful and bright by
adding elements and minerals. Its still being used to this day.