The New Year is coming. I'd like to know how people the world are celebrating it.
People in Türkiye think salt will them from bad things in the coming year, so they salt on their doorsteps for good luck and .
In Greece people like to (悬挂) onions on the doors. It's a Greek to welcome the New Year. Onions are a (象征) of good luck and health.
In Denmark people stand on chairs at midnight to wait for the New Year. When the clock 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting any problem in the year ahead.
In Colombia, some people carry suitcases around the block. They are not (游客). They are hoping for a new year with lots of travel. People in different countries celebrate the New Year in different ways.

around；keep；sprinkle；prosperity；hang；tradition；symbol；strikes；over；empty；tourists

1. 第一空，根据“how people...the world are celebrating it”以及首字母a，可知是全世界的人们如何庆祝，around the world是固定短语，表示“全世界”，所以填around。
2. 第二空，根据“salt will...them from bad things”以及首字母k，可知是盐能保护他们免受坏事侵扰，keep...from...表示“保护……免受……”，所以填keep。
3. 第三空，根据“they...salt on their doorsteps”以及首字母s，可知是他们把盐撒在门口台阶上，主语是they，一般现在时，动词用原形，所以填sprinkle（撒）。
4. 第四空，根据“for good luck and...”以及首字母p，可知是为了好运和繁荣，prosperity表示“繁荣”，所以填prosperity。
5. 第五空，“悬挂”的英文是hang，like to do sth.表示“喜欢做某事”，所以填hang。
6. 第六空，根据“It's a Greek...to welcome the New Year”以及首字母t，可知是希腊的一个传统，tradition表示“传统”，所以填tradition。
7. 第七空，“象征”的英文是symbol，a symbol of表示“……的象征”，所以填symbol。
8. 第八空，根据“When the clock...12”以及首字母s，可知是当钟敲响12点时，主语the clock是第三人称单数，一般现在时，动词用第三人称单数形式，strike表示“敲响”，所以填strikes。
9. 第九空，根据“in the hope of getting...any problem”以及首字母o，可知是希望摆脱任何问题，get over表示“克服，摆脱”，所以填over。
10. 第十空，根据“some people carry...suitcases around the block”以及首字母e，可知是人们拿着空的行李箱，empty表示“空的”，所以填empty。
11. 第十一空，“游客”的英文是tourist，主语是they，表复数，所以tourist用复数形式tourists，这里说他们不是游客，所以填tourists。

二、微写作
Which of the celebrations in the four countries interests you most? Why? (3-5 sentences)

The celebration that interests me most is the Spring Festival in China. Because it is not only a time for family reunions, but also filled with various traditional activities like setting off fireworks and making dumplings. These activities are very interesting and meaningful.

三、完形填空
Most of us like Christmas. () 1. A. On B. In C. At D. /
Christmas Eve, December 24th—the night before Christmas Day, children are very happy. They put their stockings at the end of their beds () 2. A. before B. after C. if D. because
they go to bed. They want Father Christmas () 3. A. give B. send C. to give D. to make
them some presents. Parents tell children that Father Christmas is a very () 4. A. young B. good C. boring D. bad
man. He arrives on Christmas Eve. He lands on the top of the kitchen and () 5. A. go B. come C. goes D. comes
through the chimney (烟囱) in the fireplace. He brings children () 6. A. much B. any C. lot of D. many
presents. On Christmas Day children often wake up very early () 7. A. in the afternoon B. in the evening C. in the morning D. at night
. They can't wait to open their stockings and they are happy to see so many lovely presents. Then they () 8. A. wake up B. get up C. eat up D. dress up
and say "Merry Christmas!" to their parents. Then the family usually () 9. A. have B. has C. eats D. cooks
a big breakfast. They spend the whole day playing () 10. A. for B. to C. as D. with
the new toys and visiting their friends. They greet each other with a hug and say "Merry Christmas!"

AACBDDCBAD

1. 具体日期前用介词on，Christmas Eve是具体日期，选A。
2. 孩子们睡觉前把袜子放在床头，before表示“在……之前”，选A。
3. want sb. to do sth. 是固定搭配，“想要某人做某事”，Father Christmas给礼物用give，选C。
4. 圣诞老人是好人，good符合语境，选B。
5. and连接并列谓语，主语是He，谓语用第三人称单数，come through“穿过”，选D。
6. presents是可数名词复数，many修饰可数名词复数，选D。
7. Christmas Day是圣诞节当天，孩子们早上醒得早，选C。
8. 醒来后起床向父母说圣诞快乐，get up“起床”，选B。
9. the family指“家人”，作主语时谓语用复数，have breakfast“吃早餐”，选A。
10. play with“玩……”，固定搭配，选D。