1．Different countries celebrate the New Year in different ways，and at different times．New
Year celebrations in some countries （like the USA） don't last （持續(xù)）long．But in some countries
（like China，Vietnam，and Korea） they can last two weeks．This is what people often do to
celebrate the festival．

Country	Things people do
Japan	People eat a special kind of noodles，hoping for a long life．
Mexico	People wear red or yellow clothes for good luck．
Brazil	People wear white clothes for good luck．
China	People wear red clothes and eat dumplings．
Scotland	People open the front door to let in the new year，and open the back door to let out the old year．
Korea	People drink a kind of cold wine for good health．

51．New Year celebrations are usually short inB
A．China
B．the USA
C．Vietnam
D．Korea
52．In which countries do people wear red clothes for good luck？A
A．Mexico and China．
B．Brazil and China．
C．Scotland and Mexico．
D．Brazil and Scotland．
53．Why do the Japanese people eat a special kind of noodles？C
A．Because they want to have good luck．
B．Because the noodles are very nice to eat．
C．Because they think it can help them live longer．
D．Because they want to say goodbye to the old year．
54．What do people in Scotland do to celebrate New Year？B
A．They open all the windows．
B．They open the front and the back doors．
C．They drink a kind of cold wine．
D．They wear white clothes for good luck．
55．What is the passage about？D
A．People in different countries make different wishes for New Year．
B．People in different countries eat different food for New Year．
C．People in different countries wear different clothes to celebrate New Year．
D．People in different countries celebrate New Year in different ways．

2．After a few weeks in China，I started to notice something strange at the dinner table．I was in a （16）C   with my friends when，besides us on another table，a group of four men were shouting at each other and waving their  （17）Aaround．I finally learned that they were  （18）B"fighting"to pay the bill!
This scene made me think of what it would look like in  （19）D．It would be almost unheard of．British food culture usually implies that you pay for  （20）Ayou ordered．In a Britain restaurant，you'll just pay for  （21）C．It's called"splitting the bill"or"going Dutch"．
I guess there is one reason that could  （22）C some of the differences between East and West．How you pay the bill （23）Bhow you order，as well as how you eat．（24）D in Chinese restaurants，the group decides on each dish，so the group eats．（25）Aof the dishes．Can you imagine trying to （26）Chow much each person needs to pay if you're all sharing!
The opposite is true for （27）B food．Each person chooses the food that he or she wants．（28）Disn't commonly practiced．So it is simple to pay for what you ordered．
I personally  （29）C both practices．It's nice to treat your friends to dinner sometimes．And it's also nice to be （30）B．And on days when I miss Western food，I know there'll be no"fighting"over who should pay!

16．A．bookshop	B．museum	C．restaurant	D．supermarket
17．A．money	B．hands	C．flags	D．paper
18．A．finally	B．a(chǎn)ctually	C．certainly	D．hopefully
19．A．America	B．Australia	C．Canada	D．Britain
20．A．whatever	B．whenever	C．wherever	D．whoever
21．A．himself	B．myself	C．yourself	D．herself
22．A．express	B．encourage	C．explain	D．enter
23．A．tries on	B．depends on	C．holds on	D．keeps on
24．A．Always	B．Seldom	C．Never	D．Usually
25．A．a(chǎn)ll	B．none	C．either	D．neither
26．A．find out	B．look out	C．work out	D．check out
27．A．Eastern-style	B．Western-style	C．Northern-style	D．Southern-style
28．A．Receiving	B．Giving	C．Owning	D．Sharing
29．A．compare	B．prefer	C．enjoy	D．hate
30．A．controlled	B．treated	C．punished	D．a(chǎn)voided．

19．Her son_____ in an accident last year．（　�。�

A．

killed

B．

was killed

C．

is killed

D．

kills

6．I think the new film _______ by Mr Zhang _______．（　　）

	A．	is directed； is worth being seen
	B．	directed； is worth seeing
	C．	is directed； is worth seeing
	D．	directed； is worth being seen

16．-What school rules do you have？
-We have to wear the school _________ every day．（　　）

A．

uniform

B．

.hair

C．

.bus

D．

.dish

3．How can I get to the busstation（車站） quickly？

20．-_______ do you get to Beijing？-By train．（　�。�

A．

How

B．

What

C．

When

D．

Where

1．--How do you like the food？
--It _________ delicious．I'd like some more．（　�。�

A．

hears

B．

feels

C．

sounds

D．

tastes