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II. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable
word to complete the passage below.
It is traditional in England to (41) .. . the
end of the old year and welcome in the new year
at the end of December.
December 31 is New Year's Eve. New Year's
Eve is not a (42) ... . holiday. Most people go
to work as usual. In the evening, many English
people have parties in homes. Others celebrate in
pubs or clubs with their friends and families, or
attend outdoor gatherings and firework (43)
Just before midnight on New Year's Eve,
people (44) . . hands and sing a traditional
song called "Auld Lang Syne". They count the
seconds down to the new year and when the clock
strikes midnight, they hug and kiss and
(45) . . each other a happy new year!
Sometimes people set off firework as the new year
begins.
People often drink a toast to the coming year
with a fizzy alcoholic drink called champagne.
Some people let their children (46) ......up late
to join in with the celebrations.
New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1.
New Year's Day is a bank holiday. A bank holiday
is a public holiday. Most shops and businesses
close for the day.
New Year's Day is a holiday for nearly
everyone in the UK. Very few buses and train run
on New Year's Day. Most people stay at home and
relax
(47) . . their families.
There is an old superstition in Scotland and
some other parts of the UK that the first person to
(48) . . someone's home on New Year's Day
will bring all the luck for the coming year with them.
This tradition is called first footing.
The first person to enter a house on New Year's
Day is known as the first footer. Dark haired people
are thought ton be the luckieet first footers and it is
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