In Scotland，fireworks are set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after

　　midnight，people sing Auld Lang Syne(《友谊地久天长》)．The words are in Scottish and mean

　　“days gone by”．The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the song.

　　In Brazil，most people wear white clothes on New Year’s Eve to bring good luck for the new year.If they live near a beach，after midnight，people go there，light candles in the sand，throw flowers in the sea and make a wish.They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true.

　　Did you know?

　　The date January 1 was picked by the Roman leader Julius Caesar(凯撒大帝) as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC.The month of January was named after the Roman god，Janus.He is pictured with two heads.One head looks forward and the other back.They represent a break between the old and new.

　　1．What’s the best title of the passage?

　　A．The history of New Year

　　B．New Year joy all around the world

　　C．Where to celebrate the New Year’s Eve

　　D．12 grapes,12 months

　　2．People in the US don’t ________ when on the New Year’s Eve.

　　A．eat 12 grapes

　　B．go to the Times Square

　　C．count down the seconds

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