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.

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put down           B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

2. A. So                    B. But              C. And              D. Though

3. A. song              B. word             C. bell             D. noise

4.A. late               B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

5. A. pay for               B. look for     C. wait for         D. care for

6.A. idea               B. mistake          C. money            D. answer

7. A. quietly               B. angrily      C. happily          D. heavily

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

9.A. helped             B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

10.A. for                   B. from             C. with             D. about

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like 　46 . Red is used for signs of 　47 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 　48 in autumn. People say orange is a 49 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of 50. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in 51 . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people 52 two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and 53. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be 54. Those who like to be with 55 like red. The cool colors are56 and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 57 more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good 58 for a living room or a 59 . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 60 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

(　 )46. A. sadness　　　　 B. anger　　　 C. administration D. smile

(　 )47. A. roads　 　　　 B. ways 　　 C. danger 　　　　　 D. places

(　 )48. A. land　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　 C. grass 　　　　　　　　　 D. mountains

(　 )49. A. lively　 　　　　 B. dark 　　　 C. noisy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. frightening

(　 )50. A. moonlight 　 B. light 　　　　 C. sunlight 　　　　 D. stars

(　 )51. A. summer 　　　　　　 B. spring 　　 C. autumn　　　　　 D. winter

(　 )52. A. speak　 　　　 B. say 　　　　 C. talk about 　　　　　　 D. tell

(　 )53. A. green　　　　　　　　　 B. yellow 　　 C. white 　　　　　　　　　　 D. gray

(　 )54. A. calm 　　　　　 B. sleepy 　　 C. active 　　　　　　 D. helpful

(　 )55. A. the other 　　　　　 B. another 　 C. other one 　　　　　　 D. others

(　 )56. A. black　　　　　　　　　　 B. green 　　　　　　 C. golden 　　　　　 D. yellow

(　 )57. A. go round 　　　　　　 B. go by 　　　　　　 C. go off 　　　　　　 D. go along

(　 )58. A. one 　　　　　　　　　 B. way 　　　　 C. fact 　　　　　　　 D. matter

(　 )59. A. factory　 　　 B. classroom 　　 C. restaurant 　　　　　　 D. hospital

(　 )60. A. Different　 　 B. Cool 　　　 C. Warm 　　　　　　 D. All

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

46. A. put down         B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

47. A. So                   B. But              C. And              D. Though

48. A. song             B. word             C. bell             D. noise

49. A. late             B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

50. A. pay for              B. look for         C. wait for         D. care for

51. A. idea             B. mistake          C. money                D. answer

52. A. quietly              B. angrily              C. happily          D. heavily

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

54. A. helped               B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

55. A. for                  B. from             C. with             D. about

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