[单项选择]The poor couple ______ every night over the decision to send their sons to school and keeping their only daughter at home to help with fainting work.
A. agonized
B. descended
C. abated
D. evacuated

[单项选择]（　） by millions every night, television advertisements are a powerful means of communication.
A. Being seen
B. Seeing
C. To see
D. Seen

[单项选择]You should go to bed early every night.

[单项选择]Recently he ______ every night until after one o' clock, preparing for the final exam.
A. shows up
B. show off
C. stays in
D. stays up

[单项选择]Recently he______ every night until after one o' clock, preparing for the final exam.
A. shows up
B. show off
C. stays in
D. stays up

[单项选择]Quite a lot of people came over to help the poor man ______ at once.
A. not asking
B. without being asked
C. without asking
D. not asked

[单项选择]The poor old man died ______ a winter night.


A. on
B. in
C. at

[单项选择]How did Rembrandt become poor


A. His wife took all his money.
B. He spent much money on rich clothes.
C. He painted a picture that ruined the sale of his paintings.
D. His clients started to pay him less.

[单项选择]

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. to keep the evil spirits away
B. to have fun
C. to celebrate the coming of the new year
D. to keep to a custom