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    New Year's Eve is celebrated globally on December 31st with parties and social gatherings featuring fireworks and noise. In the US, New York City's celebration in Times Square is iconic, where crowds gather to watch the ball drop at midnight. Traditions vary by culture - in France, special food and champagne is had on Réveillon, while Buddhist temples in Japan ring bells 108 times and Brazil hosts beautiful fireworks on Copacabana beach. People worldwide make resolutions for self-improvement in the coming year.

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    New Year's Eve is celebrated globally on December 31st with parties and social gatherings featuring fireworks and noise. In the US, New York City's celebration in Times Square is iconic, where crowds gather to watch the ball drop at midnight. Traditions vary by culture - in France, special food and champagne is had on Réveillon, while Buddhist temples in Japan ring bells 108 times and Brazil hosts beautiful fireworks on Copacabana beach. People worldwide make resolutions for self-improvement in the coming year.

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    New Year's Eve is celebrated globally on December 31st with parties and social gatherings featuring fireworks and noise. In the US, New York City's celebration in Times Square is iconic, where crowds gather to watch the ball drop at midnight. Traditions vary by culture - in France, special food and champagne is had on Réveillon, while Buddhist temples in Japan ring bells 108 times and Brazil hosts beautiful fireworks on Copacabana beach. People worldwide make resolutions for self-improvement in the coming year.

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    New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve, also called Old Year's Night, is celebrated on December 31st, the final day of the year. It is celebrated all over
    the world with parties and social gathering with usually a lot of fireworks and noise.
    In the United States of America, New York is the place where this celebration is
    associated with. People gather in the Times Square just before midnight in the last
    minute of the countdown to see the "ball dropping".
    The celebration is also associated with parties in other parts of the world. In France,
    for instance, the celebration is called le Rveillon. Special food is prepared
    accompanied with champagne. People also go to the Eiffel Tower in Paris to see
    fireworks display. In Japan, people traditionally clean their home. Buddhist temple
    bells are rung 108 times at midnight. In Brazil, the beach of Copacabana is
    considered by many to be the place of the most beautiful fireworks show in the
    world.
    On New Year's Eve, people commit themselves with resolutions. These are made to reform a habit and should go into effect and
    remain until fulfillment.

    Comprehension
    1. What "drops" at midnight in Times Square?
    a.

    a ball

    b.
    a clock
    2. Where in The USA is the biggest New Year's Eve party?
    a.

    New York

    b.

    Los Angeles

    c.
    Washington Square
    3. Where do temple bells ring 108 times?
    a.

    Japan

    b.

    Brazil

    c.
    France
    4. Countries around the world celebrate New Year's Eve
    a.

    In the same way

    b.

    in different ways

    Out with the Old, In with the New Year


    "Three, two, one, Happy New Year!" Most people are familiar with the dropping of the ball of lights in New York City, along
    with the famous fireworks displays in Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and Taipei. But here are a few lesser-known New Year's Day
    traditions from around the globe.
    In Japan, people send postcards to friends and family. They also fly kites, play games, and read poetry. Some traditions
    related to Chinese New Year are banging gongs to drive away bad luck and spirits and giving money to children on January
    1.
    In Spanish-speaking countries around the world, wearing red underwear on New Year's Day is thought to bring good luck in
    love. In Ecuador, people burn dummies stuffed with paper and firecrackers to symbolize the death of the old year. In Spain
    and Mexico, people eat 12 grapes to ensure 12 lucky months.
    In Scotland, home of the famous New Year song, "Auld Lang Syne," people bring gifts to neighbors just after midnight. In
    Denmark, people smash old plates to attract new friends. Dutch people believe that doughnuts are good luck because their
    ring shape symbolizes a complete year.
    Around the world, it's common practice to give a loved one a kiss at midnight on New Year's Day. People of many countries
    also make resolutions, believing that the new year is a good time to leave bad habits behind. Common resolutions include
    dieting, exercising, or quitting smoking.

    Throw a party, watch some fireworks, eat a special food, or make a resolution. No matter where you are, there are plenty of
    great ways to welcome the New Year.

    1.

    Rio de Janeiro is known for its famous New Year's _____.


    (A)resolutions
    (B)

    fireworks show
    (C)underwear
    (D)ball drop
    2.

    Which of the following is NOT a common New Year's resolution?


    (A)

    Eating doughnuts.
    (B)Working out.
    (C)Giving up smoking.
    (D)Going on a diet.
    3.

    Some New Year's customs in Japan _____.


    (A)

    are derived from Chinese New Year traditions

    (B)bring bad luck in other countries


    (C)are a closely guarded secret
    (D)actually take place in July or August

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