Do you know any customs on New Year’s Day in other countries?

In the UK, they have 【小题1】 (冠词) interesting custom. According to the custom, the family will have good luck in the new year if a tall, dark and handsome man is the 【小题2】 (one) person to enter the front door after the new year arrives. Usually the 【小题3】 (visit) carries a piece of coal, a loaf (面包) and a bottle of Whiskey (威士忌酒). He should not speak to 【小题4】 (someone) or be spoken to until he finishes several things. These things include placing the coal on the fire, putting the loaf on the table, 【小题5】 (serve) the drink to the family head and 【小题6】 (final) wishing everyone a “Happy New Year”. He should leave the house through the back door to complete the tradition perfectly.

【小题7】 (介词) France, before the arrival of the New Year, the family always get together and drink up all the liquor (酒) at home. They think that if there 【小题8】 (be) still liquor in the house, there will be bad luck in the new year.

And in some 【小题9】 (area) in India, people do not celebrate the New Year, but cry. Do you know why? It is said that they cry 【小题10】 (连词) time goes quickly and life is so short.

These customs are really interesting, aren’t they?

American football started in the United States back in 1869 and is one of 【小题1】 (popular) sports in the US today. According to a survey in 2017, football 【小题2】 (stay) at the number one sport since 1985.

In the game, there are two teams trying to get the ball, and they can either kick the ball through the goalposts (球门柱) 【小题3】 run the ball into the goal. Players must wear football helmets (头盔) to protect 【小题4】 (they). There are a lot of rules, which can be very hard to follow 【小题5】 you don’t know them. The team that scores more goals is the 【小题6】 (win).

Football in the United States is not just a sport because it plays 【小题7】 important part in American culture. 【小题8】 Thanksgiving, families will get together, eat and give thanks, but it’s also known 【小题9】 a day to watch football. At that time, professional football teams bring the whole nation together every year for the Super Bowl. Everyone can’t wait 【小题10】 (enjoy) the exciting moment!

Last year’s Spring Festival was great. My family were very happy 【小题1】 my uncle and aunt came back from Changsha. They are both 【小题2】（teach）there. All the family members got together to 【小题3】（celebration）the Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, my father and uncle talked about their work together. My mum did some 【小题4】（cook）with my aunt. At about 6, we had 【小题5】 big family dinner.

On the 【小题6】（one）day of the new year, we visited our friends. In the afternoon, we 【小题7】（go）shopping. 【小题8】 the second and the third days, we had a 【小题9】（wonder）time in the countryside. The trees were much bigger than those in the city. And the air was fresher than that in the city. We all enjoyed 【小题10】（we）.