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19．Celebrating New Year's Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world．Since this festival marks the beginning of the year，New Year's Day is thought of as a perfect time for a"clean start"．People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended．
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways．All over the world，countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them．
In Scotland，the New Year is called Hogmanay．In the villages of Scotland，barrels of tar （沥青） are set on fire．It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter．
New Year's Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada．Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year's Day with the hope that Saint Basil，who is famous for his kindness，will come and fill their shoes with gifts．
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah．It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future．Special services are held in the church，children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time．
On New Year's Day in Japan，everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated （装饰） with bamboos-symbols of long life．
I European countries such as Germany，France and Belgium，families start the New Year by first attending church services．Afterwards，they visit friends and relatives．In France，boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year's Day．
New Year celebrations around the （1）world

Country/people	Celebration activities	Special beliefs
Scotland	People （2）burnbarrels of tar．	The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter．
Canada	Children leave their （3）shoes by the fireside．	Their shoes will be （4）filledwith gifts by Saint Basil．
Jews	It is a time for people to （5）promiseto do better in the future． People （6）cook New Year Bread to remind of harvest time．
Japan	People （7）weartheir new clothes． Homes are decorated with bamboos．	Symbols of（8）long life
European（9）countries	People attend church servicesbefore（10）beforevisiting friends and relatives．

18．The Big Lottery is giving money to groups of teenagers between 14and 19who want to become active citizens．The teenagers who would like to help make the area you live in better，cleaner，safer and more friendly can actually get money for improving your local community （社区）．We have 80，000to give away．We are looking for young people to take part in schemes（规划） and projects near to where they live．
Here are a few easy things you could do to get started．
Meeting the neighbors：Everybody needs good neighbors．Knock on people's door and find out what they would like improving in your area．Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together．If you don't want to go round to their houses，then you could always put a note through their doors．
Neighborhood watch：Neighborhood watch schemes are very popular in the UK．If you go away on holiday and leave your house，it's very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it．It's a good way to make the area you live in safer．You could set one up easily and quickly．（Paragraph 4）
Lending a hand：There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can．Offer to do their shopping once a week，look after their garden for them or maybe walk their dog．（Paragraph 5）
No littering：Nobody likes picking up other people's rubbish，but a clean street can make all the difference．Take it in turns to go out once or twice a week and see what you can find．You never know，one day you might find something valuable．
Recycling：Nearly two-thirds of your rubbish can be recycled．Some areas already provide places to people to recycle bottles，tins，plastic and paper．Find out if this is done in your neighborhood．If it's not，do something about it．
So go on …Just tell us what kind of project you want to join in．Then we'll send you more details．Take positive action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in．
41．The aim of the Big Lottery isC．
A．to make the neighborhood busier
B．to help the old people in the community
C．to improve the local community
D．to help young babies in the neighborhood
42．Who is needed to take part in the project？D
A．Anyone who wants to．
B．All the teenagers．
C．Students in the neighborhood．
D．Teenagers from 14to 19．
43．Paragraph 4and Paragraph 5tell usB．
A．neighborhood watch is good to make the community cleaner
B．how to make the community safer and more friendly
C．lending a hand means to lend some money to others
D．to help neighbors do what they wouldn't like to do．
44．What should you do if you want to make the neighborhood cleaner？A
A．Recycle the rubbish and take turns to pick up others'rubbish．
B．Pick up the rubbish and find something valuable in the street．
C．Find out the recycled rubbish and throw them everywhere．．
D．Try to recycle three-fourths of your rubbish once or twice a week．
45．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Discuss plans with your neighbor for improving your area．
B．Do some shopping once a week for old people who can't do it．
C．Pick up the rubbish everywhere in the street to make your area cleaner．
D．Look after the garden，walk the dogs for the old in order to get much money．

17．

place，cry，polite，she，hurry

Helen studied in a city far from her hometown．One day，she wnt to buy a blue umbrella for her mother as a birthday present because （81）hers was old and broken．
On her way back to school，Helen felt thirsty and went into a tea house for drink．After she finished her cup of tea．It was nearly time for class．She （82）hurried to go back to school．When her class was over，she suddenly realized that she had left her umbrella in the tea house．She ran back，but the umbrela was no longer there．
She couldn't help （83）crying and told the customers there that it was a birthday present for her mother．Then the boss came and asked for her mother's address．He said if someone had taken it away by mistake and came to return the umbrella，he would send it to her mother．Helen told him her mother's address，thanked him （84）politely and then left．
A few days later，Helen got a letter from her mother，which said，"Dear Helen，thanks for your presents．But could you tell me why you sent me so many blue umbrellas from different （85）places？"

16．like have minutes know breakfast alsobeginning hardly done work shows touch．

For parents，sitting down together for dinner with children may help to reduce（减少）the problems in parent-child communication，according to a new study by US researchers．The study was （56）done on about 5000middle school students in Chicago public schools．
The students were studied at the （57）beginning and the end of sixth grade and again at the end of seventh and eighth grade．They were asked how often they ate dinner with their parents．They were（58）also asked how often their parents had a conversation with them that lasted more than 10 （59）minutes．The study （60）showed that children who often ate （61）breakfast with their parents had fewer problems of communicating than children who（62）hardly ate dinner with their parents．
"Family meals are a good opportunity（机会） to keep in （63）touch with children，"said Jayne Fulkerson，a member of the study team．"You can get to（64）know what's going on in their lives better．"
However，Fulkerson also suggested that parents should choose suitable topics．Topics（65）like grades and homework are not good choices．

15．

history，choose，common，buy，make，enjoy，way，another，while，serve

American summers are filled with outdoor picnics，baseball games and swimming pools．Summer in America is a time （56）to enjoy the outdoors，no matter how hot it might be．Let's take a look at some of the popular drinks．
Lemonade is （57）the commonest of all American summer drinks．It （58）is made by mixing lemon juice，water and sugar．It is usually served very cold with ice．
Ice tea is （59）aother popular summer drink in America．Ice tea is usually （60）served in a tall glass of ice．Many Americans （61）choose to add sugar to sweeten the drink．This drink is often drunk in the afternoon（62）while relaxing in the shade．Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle，at almost any store in America．
The Slurpee，a famous American drink in recent years，is a great （63）wayto cool off in the summer heat．It is a mix of ice，sugar and fruit juices．However，the drink is mostly made of ice．They can （64）be bought at most small convenient stores．Slurpees are popular with young Americans．
Milkshakes have a long （65）history in America．It is made of a mix of ice cream，milk and flavoring．

14．

one with important book still open something story take as interest until

I was a student of yours in Grade Six．And I hope you can （66）still remember me．I want to tell you that the school year with you was （67）important and special to me．
I know I used to be quiet in your class，and you never said much to me．But you did （68）something that made a big difference in my life．You see，all through my （69）first year in school，I hated to read books，but I will never forget the first day when you（70）tookout a thick book and read stories to us．Your voice seemed to change（71）withthe people in the story，and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud．From the day，I couldn't wait（72）until you read to the class．
Later I missed hearing the（73）storiesyou would read．I found out that I could make the words （74）interesting，too．Interest made me love to read!Thank you for （75）openingthe world of books for me．

13．---Iwish （hope，wish ） you a Happy NewYear!---Thanks，the same to you．

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