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Cloze People all over the world celebrate the New Year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way. In some countries, the New Year doesn’t begin on the 1 date every year. In many countries, the New Year begins on January 1, but people start celebrating on December 31, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they’re 2 the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone 3 down from 10: 10, 9, 8... As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very 4 , “Happy New Year!” New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together to enjoy a special 5 . When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk. On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions for the new year. They 6 a list of things, such as “I will help out more 7 housework. I will work harder at school than others.” or “I won’t 8 so much time playing video games.” When they have made their lists, they read it to their family or friends and promise to 9 their resolutions. So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say 10 to the last year, and to welcome the new. 1. A. familiar B. same C. important D. different2. A. worrying about B. staying up C. waiting for D. putting off3. A. comes B. turns C. looks D. counts4. A. loudly B. quietly C. sadly D. safely5. A. meal B. walk C. job D. lesson6. A. put on B. write down C. take away D. let down7. A. for B. at C. with D. as8. A. take B. cost C. worth D. spend9. A. follow B. make C. do D. give10. A. hello B. sorry C. goodbye D. love Cloze 1-5 BCDAA 6-10 BCDAC MY mother lived alone for many years. My work and my three children had made it impossible to visit her very often. One night I called to invite her out for dinner. “What’s wrong? Are you OK?” she asked. My mother was the kind of ?woman who thought a late night call was a sign of bad news. “I thought that it would