Happy New Year to you.()
A.The same to you.
B.Yes, I am happy.
C.What about you.
D. Very well,thanks.
A.The same to you.
B.Yes, I am happy.
C.What about you.
D. Very well,thanks.
A.Thank you, the same to you
B.I hope so
C.I wish so
D.I’m glad to hear you
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the【C3】______ where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were【C4】______ to the comer by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to【C5】______ them.
In the winter it is still dark【C6】______ he gets up every day, but during the rest of the year it is【C7】______. Billy'must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his. 【C8】______ in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be【C9】______ from wind and rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips, 【C10】______ him very excited.
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard【C11】______, and he is saving some of the money to go to【C12】______, where he has always been longing to go. Besides that, he【C13】______ the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect the【C14】______ at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is【C15】______ so that he is full of excitement. Luckily, he gets greatly supported by his family. Billy has seventy customers now, but he doesn' t feel happy about the number.
He dreams that he will get as many customers as possible some day. If that, he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
【C1】
A.were
B.take
C.gets
D.pick
Frank: Hey, John. What makes you so happy?
John: You know what. I've just got a new job with a computer company.
Frank: _________!
A. Oh, so happy
B. Oh, good luck
C. Oh, such a job
D. Oh, congratulations
A New Year resolution is ______.
A. made to begin a new year
B. a promise to make a joke
C. a decision to improve oneself and make one a better person
D. to be kept for the New Year's Day only
A.Yes
B.Sure
C.On the contrary
D.Above all
_________the new pop singer built her first album piece by piece.
A. Over a year and a half
B. Over half and a year
C. Over one and a half year
D. Over year and half
Children______.
A.are seldom punished for doing wrong
B.can find something new and interesting all the time
C.always want to be young
D.live a perfectly happy life if they always behave well
A.Setting off firecrackers
B.Putting on new clothes
C.Having a feast
D.Shopping with parents
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often gather together at a party on New Year's Eve, and when the new year comes, all ring bells, blow' whistles, sing songs, and kiss each other. A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Sync. The words tell of old friends and good times.
In all cultures, New Year's Day is a time when people think of new beginnings. They want to make the coming year better than the last one. Many people in the United States make New Year resolutions. These are specific promises that they make to improve their behavior, change their habits, and become better people. There are many jokes about how a person keeps his or her New Year resolutions.
In ancient times, the practice of making noise was meant ______.
A.to keep the evil spirits away
B.to have fun
C.to celebrate the coming of the new year
D.to keep to a custom
In the compressed history of Earth the Declaration of Independence is signed______.
A.a long time before the New Year
B.immediately after the New Year's Day
C.just one second before the New Year
D.right on the New Year's Day