People around the world celebrate the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the   46    way. When it is the New Year, people celebrate for several days. In some countries, the New Year is not on the same date every year. It can depend    47    the seasons, the moon or the sun.

In many countries, New Year begins on January1st, but people start celebrating on December 31st, New Year’s Eve. In New York, many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they’re waiting for the New Year, they    48    music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone    49    down from 10, 9, 8 … As soon as it’ s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very loudly, “Happy New Year!” and they say, “Out with the old year and in with the new!” Suddenly there    50   fireworks and special drinks. Sometimes people sing an old song   51   “Auld Lang Syne”.

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some people relax at home. Some families get together for a special    52   with grandparents, aunts and uncles. When the weather is    53   , many families go out for a walk.

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They write down a list of things, such as “I will help out more at home. I will work harder at school.”

Or “I won’t spend so much time    54   video games.” When they have made their list, they read it to their family or friends.

So it does not matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it is a time to    55   goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. different           B. difficult                  C. same             D. easy

2.A. in                        B. on                          C. for                          D. like

3.A. hear                             B. listen to                  C. sound            D. hear of

4.A. counts               B. count                     C. counted       D. counting

5.A. am                       B. is                            C. be                          D. are

6.A. calls                     B. calling                    C. called            D. call

7.A. meal                   B. breakfast      C. lunch             D. supper

8.A. well                     B. good             C. hot                         D. fine

9.A. play                    B. playing                   C. played                   D. plays

10.A. say                             B. tell                          C. talk               D. speak

Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future.   1  knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The people make their dreams   2 . One of these people was a man   3  John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.
John Chapman dreamt that he   4  on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed   5 , so the next day he decided to leave for London.   6  was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he   7  London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t   8  in John Chapman. No one   9  him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home,   10  before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.
“I am watching you these days,” he said. “Are you   11  someone?”
“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”
“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams.   12  I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had   13  in his garden, near an old apple tree.”
John Chapman was   14  by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he   15  some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he was! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.

A government is a group of people ______ make decisions about the way people live.

A young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking was the reason. “I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong,” said the young man.

It is a mistake many young people make. According to the survey, 40 million of China’s 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted (上瘾的). The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13.

Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all.

Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than those who don’t smoke.

1.How long did the young man smoke?

A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years. C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years.

2.What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked?

A. It was wrong. B. It was bad. C. It was boring. D. It was cool.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

A. Smoking. B. Getting ill.

C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking.

4.The number of young people who smoke in China is ____ million.

A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 130

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many stars think smoking is cool.

B. People who smoke can only live to be 22.

C. It’s a big problem that many young people smoke.

D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10.

Tourism(旅游业)wasn't as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world. That is to say, people now have more money for travelling. Special airplane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive(吸引人的)than ever before.

Different people have different reasons for travelling. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and enjoy new food.

Tourism has many changes in a country and in people's lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train local men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places.

1.What makes travel more attractive than before?

     A. Modern telegraph (电报)lines make travel less expensive.

     B. Travelling by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

     C. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

     D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

2.Many more people travel today than in the past because ______.

     A. travelling today is easier than in the past

     B. people now have spare money for travel

     C. great changes have taken place in the world

     D. people have become more interested in travelling

3.People make journeys to many parts of the world. This is because ______.

     A. they want to make a study of geography

     B. they want to spend money.

     C. they want to meet different people and have new food

     D. they don't want to do anything else except that they visit friends

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

     A. People have some trouble in making journeys.

     B. With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many parts of the world.

    C. Tourism won't bring any changes in people's minds.[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]

    D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.