Students in the United States are still enjoying their holidays. Christmas is over, but school 1 not begin again for another 2. Before they return, there is still another important holiday-the first 3 of the New Year. It is the last night of the old year, however, that people celebrate the most.

    Almost everyone is 4 to a party. It is nice to be with 5 when you say goodbye to the old year. The people at the parties 6 dancing and singing. Most of them look 7. They are wearing paper hats 8 making noise. It is 9 close to midnight now and everyone is stopping to watch the clock. At exactly midnight everyone cheers. A new year is beginning. Everyone is hoping 10 a very good New Year.

    For many young 11  , like my English 12 daughter this is a time of the year to think about the future. They make a list 13 things that they hope to do. They promise to stop smoking, to lose weight, to save 14  money or to do something else that is good. They call these promises resolutions (决心做的事). Some people remember their resolutions all year long, 15 many others forget them.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

People all over the world celebrate（庆祝） the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the      date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.      they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone       down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very       , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a       .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions（决心） for the new year. They        a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work       at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made       list, they read it to their family or friends and promise （承诺）to        their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,        people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. familiar       B. same             C. important         D. normal

2.A. If            B. Even though       C. While            D. Before

3.A. comes        B. turn              C. looks            D. counts

4.A. loudly        B. quietly            C. sadly            D. safely

5.A. walk          B. secret              C. job             D. treatment

6.A. put on         B. write down         C. take away        D. look after

7.A. quickly       B. hard               C. harder           D. hardly

8.A. its            B. his                 C. her             D. their

9.A. achieve       B. make               C. do              D. give

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