There ________ fireworks at midnight on New Year's Eve．

A．is         B．are         C．have          D．has

A Christina from Spain
On the last day of the year, the 31^st of December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes(葡萄) to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes, the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.
B Cordon from Britain
On New Year’s Day in Britain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock, the music stops, and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the new year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.
C Angela from Brazil
In all cities in Brazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve, especially in Rio de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks(焰火)。We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck during the New Year.
【小题1】Picture___________ is about paragraph 1.

【小题2】Who have parties on New Year’s Day?
A. People in Spain.  B. People in Britain.
C. People in Brazil.  D. Both B and C.
【小题3】From the 2nd paragraph, we can infer (推断)that___________.

There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year’s Day. The real celebration begins on New Year’s Eve-the night before New Year’s Day. There are several interesting customs（习惯）in the west, and there are many differences in different countries.

Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year’s Day is a time for some western people to be with friends. On New Year’s Day, there are always parties. At such parties, there is food, drinks and dances until New Year comes

At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year! ”to each other. In many western countries, fireworks are let off at midnight and some people like to shout aloud to drive away evil spirits.

1.People begin to have great celebrations for the New Year on___________.

2.In the west, ___________on New Year’s Day.

3.On New Year’s Eve, western people don’t often____________.

4.This passage mainly（主要）tells us___________.

　　In most countries New Year's Day is a very important day. Many people celebrate it together. But the real celebration for New Year happens on the night before--on New Year's Eve. There are a few interesting customs in the west countries, and there are a lot of differences from country to country.

　　Christmas is a family get-together, and New Year for some people is a time to be with friends. People in many countries often hold parties to welcome New Year. A lot of food and drink are usually ready before the parties. People like dancing to wait for the coming of New Year.

　　At midnight（午夜）, people often say “Happy New Year!” to each other. People's favourite drink is champagne（香槟酒）during the parties. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight. Many people like to make noise, maybe they think the noise can drive away bad spirits（幽灵）. One famous Scottish（苏格兰的）song is often sung at New Year. That's Auld Lang Syne（友谊地久天长）.

(1) People often have great celebrations for New Year on ________.

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A．New Year's Day

B．the night before New Year's Day

C．the night after New Year's Day

D．the night before New Year's Eve

(2) In many countries people often ________ to welcome New Year.

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(3) The phrase “let off” in the passage means ________.

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(4) People let off fireworks at midnight, because they think ________.

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A．it makes people warm

B．it makes sky light

C．noise maybe drive away bad spirits

D．noise makes people sad

(5) The main idea of the passage is about ________.

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A．western people like dancing before New Year's Eve

B．how people in west countries spend their New Year's Eve

C．western people like letting off fireworks before New Year's Eve

D．what western people do after New Year's Eve