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Today, people celebrate the day in many different ways. In the US, people have parties on December 31, 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? 1. People started celebrating the New Year in _______. A. Rome B. Denmark C. the US D. Egypt 2. People celebrate the New Year __________. A. for thousands of yearsB. in the same way C. only in RomeD. for Julius Caesar 3. People eat ______ to celebrate the New Year in Spain. A. dumpling B. noodles C. grapes D. cakes 4. In ______, People throw plates at their friends’ homes on New Year’s Eve. A. Spain B. Denmark C. Rome D. Egypt 5. Which one is not right about the passage? A. In the US, people have parties on New Year’s Eve. B. New Year is the time to forget the past. C. In Denmark people throw plates to bring them good luck. D. People celebrate the New Year in different ways. (C) From david@yahoo.com To Joy88@sina.com Hi! Daming, I’d like to tell you something about my family. There are four people in my family. They are my parents, my sister and I. My father is a doctor in a hospital. He works very hard and he is very busy. So he isn’t often at home. He likes sports very much. He often plays basketball in the afternoon. He is very healthy. My mother is a secretary in a factory. She doesn’t like sports. She likes watching TV at home. My mother’s favorite foods are meat and candy. Her favorite drink is Coke. She is very fat. Amy is my sister, and she is only four years old. She doesn’t go to school, but she can read and write. I am her teacher! My sister and I like fruit and chicken. We don’t like hamburgers because my father says they’re unhealthy. I go to the cinema with Amy on Saturday or Sunday. Sometimes we go to watch a basketball game. Yao Ming is our favorite basketball star. At school I have three classes in the morning and two in the afternoon. Miss Zhang is my Chinese teacher. She is from Guangzhou. I like her a lot. Would you like to tell me something about your family? Please write back soon. Best wishes! David 1. Whom is the letter from? A. Miss Zhang B. David C. Amy D. Daming 2. Whose email address is joy88@sina.com? A. David’s.B. Amy’s. C. Daming’s.D. David’s father’s. 3. What is David? A. a doctor.B. A secretary C. A teacherD. A student. 4. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “fat”? A. 胖的B. 苗条的 C. 高的D. 强壮的 5. How many classes does David have at school a day? A. Two B. Three C. We don’t know D. Five (责任编辑：admin) |