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　　Another year is coming!Time to forget the past,have a new start and party!

People started celebrating the New Year about 4,000 years ago in Egypt．But New Year's Day wasn't on January 1st until 46 BC!

　　During that year,Julius Caesar,the leader of the Roman Empire,made a new calendar．It made January 1st become New Year's Day．

　　Today people celebrate the day in many different ways．

　　In the U．S,people have parties on December 31^st,New Year's Eve．The biggest party is in Times Square,New York．There,at 11∶59pm,a ball drops slowly down one of the buildings．It hits the ground at 12am,lighting a sign reading“Happy New Year”．It also sets off fireworks．

　　Denmark has the strangest celebrations．There,on New Year's Eve,people throw plates at their friends' homes as a sign of friendship!

　　The Spanish also celebrate the New Year strangely．At 12am everybody eats 12 grapes!Why?Because they think the grapes will bring them good luck．

　　Why don't you try eating some this New Year's Eve?

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　　Not everyone has a chance to be a detective(侦探)But I got one when I was thirteen years old．It happened to 1988．

　　One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car．I 　　1　　 to see my father, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead．“She has stolen my father’s car．” I thought．So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in．I said to the driver, “Follow that new car 　　2　　,” and I told him why．

　　The taxi driver had a car phone, so I asked him to call the police．Soon we heard the 　　3　　 of a police car and its loudspeaker．The police told the woman to stop her car．Our car came to a stop, too．I 　　4　　 right then and said to the woman, “It’s not your car．It’s my 　　5　　．”

　　The woman smiled and said, “Oh, you’re Mr．Johnson’s younger son, right?I’ve ever seen your photo in your father’s office．”

　　Before I could say 　　6　　 word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant．My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 　　7　　．He lent her his car．After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was 　　8　　．The police and the taxi driver laughed．I 　　9　　 very sorry．It was both the first and the last time I worked as a 　　10　　．Don’t you think my story is funny?

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