Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. In some places, people celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1st. In other places, they celebrate the Lunar New Year. But everywhere, people like to welcome the New Year in special ways. In many Asian countries, children get gifts of money on New Year’s Day. The money is inside special red envelops. These gifts bring children good fortune and happiness. People also like to decorate their houses for the New Year. In China, red is the color of good luck, so many of the decorations are red. In Japan, people decorate their houses with pine branches, rope and bamboo. These things are symbols of good health and long life. Clothes are part of many New Year’s celebrations. In China, children wear new outfits on New Year’s Day. In Korea and Japan, many people put on tradtional clothes for the holiday. In South America, people wear yellow underwear for good luck. In Mexico, some people wear red underwear to bring romance in the New Year. In Spain, people welcome the New Year with grapes. Precisely when the clock strikes midnight, they eat twelve grapes. They try to swallow them all rapidly before the clock finishes striking twelve. In North America, people welcome the New Year with a lot of noise. At night, they use horns and whistles to make as much noise as they can. People everywhere enjoy celebrating the New Year. It’s a time to make a fresh start, change bad habits and look forward to a future of happiness and good luck. Question 21: What is the passage mainly about? A. New Year’s gifts B. The Lunar New Year C. Clothes for the New Year D. New Year’s traditions Question 22: In_______, people use pine branches as decorations to celebrate the New Year. A. China B. Korea C. Japan D. Mexico Question 23: What does the word “they” in line 2, paragraph 3 refer to? A. The Spanish B. The American C. The Mexican D. The Japanese Question 24: How do people in North America celebrate the New Year? A.They eat special food B. They make a lot of noise C. They wear special clothes D. They decorate their houses Question 25: People everywhere__________ A. want good fortune in the New Year B. believe that red means good luck C. stay home on New Year’s Day D. eat grapes at midnight. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly (26)____ADJ (passive)___ air can cause illness, and even death. Contaminated water kills fish and (27)____ADJ___ marine life. Pollution of the soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. The pollution problem is very complicated because much pollution (28)_BE+ Vpp______ by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution, but the automobile provides transportation (29)_______ millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. (30)_______, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Question 26: A. polluted B. pollute C. polluting D. pollution Question 27: A. the other B. other C. another D. others Question 28: A. causes B. is causing C. cause D. is caused Question 29: A. on B. with C. to D. for Question 30: A. Nevertheless B. But C. Therefore D. However