Reading Out Fill in the blanks without referring to the original text. Then check youranswers against the original. After that, read the passage aloud until you cansay it from memory. Last but not 1) ____, have you ever heard the term “to make a New Year's 2)_____?” It is something that Americans and Europe ans 3)______ do in the coming year, usually involving giving up bad 4)______(e.g. giving up smoking or 5)______ too much.