[填空题]Tom spent 4 hours buying New Year gilts.→It（）Tom 4 hours buying New Year gifts.

[填空题]Tom spent 4 hours buying New Year gifts.
→It______Tom 4 hours buying New Year gifts.

[填空题]Jane spent 4 hours buying New Year gifts.
It ______ Jane 4 hours to buy New Year gifts.

[填空题]Tom spent 4 hours buying New Year gilts.
→It______ Tom 4 hours buying New Year gifts.

[填空题]Jane spent 4 hours buying New Year gifts．
It __________ Jane 4 hours to buy New Year gifts．

[简答题]
"Happy New Year!", that greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks as a new year gets under way. But the day celebrated as New Year’s Day in modern America was not always January 1.
Ancient New Years
The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible crescent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).
The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of ’blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical or agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.
The Babylonian New Year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration,

[填空题]slightly less than Americans (1800 hours a year),though more than Germans

[填空题]Believe it or not, last year, Tom （） (earn) twice as much as his sister, who was a white-collar in a big company.