[单项选择]During a sale at an office supply store, for every box of paper clips purchased for 15 cents, a second box can be purchased for 4 cents. How many boxes of paper clips did Paul buy if he spent 91 cents on boxes of paper clips
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
E. (E) 10

[单项选择]During the office hours, you should focus your mind on your work.
A. concentrate on
B. complete
C. remind
D. pay for

[单项选择]Mark's Warehouse Clearance Store is having sale with savings of up to 40 percent off on all clothing this weekend （） celebration of its 25th anniversary.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. of

[单项选择]Every store along that street has {{U}}sustained{{/U}} some damage in the fire.
A. retained
B. maintained
C. suffered
D. obtained

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Passage Four
Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的) New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒 ) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often ga
A. a Scottish song which says good-bye to old friends
B. a Scottish song that welcomes the coming of the new year
C. a song sung by the Scottish people only
D. a Scottish song remembering obi friends and good times