Americans hope Two-Thousand-Two will be happier than Two-Thousand-One. New York suffered terrible losses in the terrorist attacks on September Eleventh. However, the city is continuing with its New Year's Eve traditions in Times Square for the ninety-seventh year.

The tradition began in Nineteen-Oh-Four. That year, the owners of the building at Number One Times Square held a party on top of the building. Today, the New Year's Ball falls from the top of the same building. The ball contains thousands of pieces of lighted cut glass. It looks like burning stars as it falls through the darkness. When it reaches the ground, people in Times Square dance and sing. They throw tiny pieces of colorful paper into the air. Many people in the United States also watch this event on television.

Other cities also have New Year celebrations. For example, Chicago has a fireworks show. The fireworks are launched from the Navy Pier, a land area that extends into Lake Michigan. Some people like to watch the fireworks from a boat on the lake. The boat serves a special meal on New Year's Eve. People drink a special wine called Champagne to celebrate the clock striking midnight.

Many young people in Chicago celebrate New Year's Eve at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Children wear funny hats as they wish the animals a good New Year.

Many other Americans celebrate New Year's Eve with parties at home. Or they celebrate at public eating and drinking places. These events are usually noisy. People shout and sing. They often blow on small noise-makers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with. They dance to broadcast music, records or live bands.

Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year's Eve celebrations. This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.

In recent years, the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the "designated driver." One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year's Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year's Eve to take people home safely.

Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol. More than two-hundred American cities hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston, Massachusetts, started the tradition of First Night celebrations in Nineteen-Seventy-Six. They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized music, art and other events to observe the holiday.

66.What does the tradition refer to in the passage?

A. The celebration of New Year’s Eve.        B. The New Year’s Ball.

B. The fireworks show.                    D. The parties at home.

67.Why does the New Year’s Ball contain pieces of lighted cut glass?

A. To attract people in the square.            B. To light the Times Square

C. To give people atmosphere of a festival     D. To make people interested in the festival.

68. What is the passage mainly about?

A. To hope people remember the terrible suffering in the terrorist attacks

B. The colorful life of Americans.

C. The hopes of Americans in the coming new year.

D. The celebrating activities on New Year’s Eve in America.

69. How do Americans feel to the coming new year after the terrorist attacks?

A. sad, excited and hopeful             B. sad, excited and happy

C. happy, excited and hopeful           D. complicated, excited and hopeful.

70. The change people hope most to see in their tradition is __________

A. Less noise                        B. Drinking less alcohol

C. Fewer road accidents                D. Less tragedy

C
We have developed a new range of first aid courses designed to meet the needs of home or leisure activities. It will help you in the everyday life.
Emergency life support
Our emergency life support course takes just three hours to complete and will give you the essential skills to save a life. It includes heart attacks, stroke, stomachache and serious bleeding.
Basic first aid
This course is about everyday first aid: cuts and scrapes, minor burns and scalds.
Family first aid
This course is for families to learn first aid together. The course covers the same content as Basic first aid and Emergency life support. The course takes six hours.
Activity first aid
This course takes 16 hours and includes all the content of Emergency life support, Basic first aid and Family first aid course. It also covers conditions caused by the extremes of temperature, low blood sugar and casualty management.
Total first aid
It is our most comprehensive first aid course taking 28 hours to complete. This course is for members of the public who want an in－depth knowledge of first aid techniques. This includes all of the content of the Activity first aid course and training in using some medical instruments.
Emergency aid for traffic
This course is specifically designed for accidents and covers emergency life support skills and head injuries.
Sports first aid
This course will give you all the necessary first aid skills to deal with a whole range of sporting injuries.
64．These first aid training courses are mainly designed for______.
A．housewives                                                                B．members of the public
C．doctors and nurses                                                  D．school students
65．The underlined word "scrapes" probably means"______".
A．injuries caused by a serious accident                  B．sudden attack on the brain
C．injuries caused by something rough                    D．injuries caused by animals
66．How long does it take to complete the Basic first aid course?
A．Three hours.               B．Four hours.                  C．Five hours.                   D．Six hours.
67．Which of the following contains most first aid skills?
A．Basic first aid.   B．Family first aid.        C．Activity first aid.         D．Total first aid.

From the earlier time it was well ___1___ to the Peruvians that when a cut ___2___ made in the thick skin of a ___3___ tree, a white liquid like milk came ___4___. From this fluid (流动的) a sticky ___5___ of rubber might be made. This rubber is ___6___ and wax-like when warm so that it is ___7___ to give any form.

The Peruvians ___8___ the discovery that it is very good for ___9___ out water. Then in the early ___10___ of the century they made overshoes to ___11___ their feet dry. Then a certain Mr Mackintosh ___12___ coats of cloth which were ___13___ with rubber. Today Mackintosh raincoats are still ___14___ after him.

But these first rubber shoes ___15___ raincoats were unpleasantly soft and sticky in ___16___. They were also stiff and very ___17___ in winter. They were like wax(蜡) although they ___18___ a bit stronger.

But the rubber ___19___ use today has been improved. It is ___20___ sticky but soft and elastic(弹性的) and strong enough for any season.

1. A. talked     B. heard  C. seen    D. known

2. A. has  B. was     C. may    D. will

3. A. rubber    B. apple  C. orange       D. oak

4. A. from      B. through      C. out     D. up

5. A. raincoat  B. shoes  C. border D. mass

6. A. hard       B. fast     C. stubborn     D. soft

7. A. important      B. impossible  C. possible      D. uncertain

8. A. made      B. found  C. wrote  D. neglected

9. A. finding   B. keeping      C. making      D. pouring

10. A. kind     B. part    C. sort     D. halves

11. A. clean    B. clear   C. keep   D. prevent

12. A. made    B. found  C. appeared    D. gave

13. A. full      B. like     C. lined   D. applied

14. A. looked  B. named C. made  D. searched

15. A. or B. and     C. with    D. but

16. A. today    B. summer      C. winter D. rain

17. A. soft      B. sticky  C. elastic D. cold

18. A. felt       B. made  C. needed       D. produced

19. A. Mr Mackintosh    B. the Peruvians     C. we      D. is

20. A. also      B. always       C. neither       D. not