Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Holidays are rich in old traditions and are (1) _______in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English (2) _______ holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except by clerks in banks; all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later, (3)_______ New Year’s Eve, the Scots begin to enjoy themselves. People invite their friends to their house (4)_______ “sit the old year out and the new year in”. When the clock begins to strike, the head of the family (5)_______to the front door, opens it wide, and holds it until the last stroke. Then he shuts the door. He has let the old year out and the New Year in.
People invite their friends to their house (4) ______“sit the old year out and the new year in”.
Trả lời bởi giáo viên
although: mặc dù
because: bởi vì
and: và
so: vì vậy
People invite their friends to their house (4) and “sit the old year out and the new year in”.
Tạm dịch: Mọi người mời bạn bè của họ đến nhà và tạm biệt năm cũ, chào đón năm mới.
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