Question

    People all over the world celebrate the new year. However, not all c1. celebrate it in the same way, and in some places, the new year doesn't begin on, the same date every year.

In many countries, the new year b2. on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year's Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. While they're w3. for the New Year, they listen to music, sing songs and have fun. Just before 12 o'clock, everyone counts down from 10:10,9,8.… As soon as it's 12o'clock, everyone s4.very loudly, "Happy New Year!"

New Year's Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a s5. meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk.

On New Year's Day, many people make resolutions (下决心) for the new year. They w6.down a list of thing, such as “ I will help mother with more h7. , I will work harder at school than others” or “I won't spend so much time playing v8. games". When they have made their list, they r9. it to their family or friends and promise(承诺) to follow their resolutions.

So it doesn't matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it's time to say good-bye to the old year, and to welcome the n10. one·

Answer

1.countries

2.begins

3.waiting

4.shouts

5.special

6.write

7.housework

8.video

9.read

10.new

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲述了世界各地人们过新年的情景。虽然庆祝的时间不相同、方法各异，但它是家庭团圆的节日，是辞旧迎新之时，也是为新一年做计划的时候。

1.句意：然而，并不是所有的国家都用同样的方式庆祝。

根据所在位置可知，应该填的是可数名词复数，由“People all over the world celebrate the new year”可知，应该是不是所有的国家都以同样的方式庆祝，country意为“国家”复数形式是countries，故填countries。

2.句意：在许多国家，新年在一月一日开始。

根据所在位置可知，应该填的是动词，由所给空后面的“on 1st January”可知，应该是开始，begin意为“开始”，时态是一般现在时，主语the new year是第三人称单数，begin也要用第三人称单数begins，故填begins。

3.句意：当他们在等新年的时候，他们听音乐，唱歌，玩得很开心。

根据所给空后面的“for the New Year”和固定搭配wait for意为“等待”，由所给空前面的“While they're”可知，应该用的是动词的现在分词，wait的现在分词是waiting，故填waiting。

4.句意：一到12点，大家就大声喊：“新年快乐！”

根据所给空前面的“As soon as it's 12 o'clock”和后面的“Happy New Year!”可知，应该是大喊，shout意为“喊”，主语everyone是复合不定代词，作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填shouts。

5.句意：一些家庭聚在一起吃一顿特别的饭。

根据所给空后面的“meal”可知，应该填的是形容词作定语，由“Some families get together”可知，应该是一顿特别的饭，special意为“特别的”，故填special。

6.句意：他们写下一张清单。

根据所给空后面的“a list of thing”以及固定搭配write down意为“写下”，主语they是第三人称复数，所以用动词原形，故填write。

7.句意：我将会帮助我的妈妈做更多的家务。

根据所在位置可知，应该填的是名词，由“help mother”可知，应该是家务，housework意为“家务”，故填housework。

8.句意：我不会花那么多时间玩电子游戏。

根据所给空前面的句子“I won't spend so much time playing”可知，应该是电子游戏，video games意为“电子游戏”，故填video。

9.句意：当他们列好清单后，他们会把它读给家人或朋友，并承诺遵守他们的决议。

根据所在位置可知，应该填的是动词，由后面的“it to their family or friends”可知，应该是读给朋友或家人，时态是一般现在时，主语是they，所以用动词原形，read意为“读”，故填read。

10.句意：是时候告别旧年，迎接新的一年了。

根据所给空前面的the和后面的one可知，应该填的是形容词作定语，由前面的it's time to say good-bye to the old year可知，应该是迎接新的一年，new意为“新的”，故填new。