Fill in the blanks without referring to the original text. Then check your answers against the original. After that, read the passage aloud until you can say 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 Europeans 3) to do in the coming year, usually involoving giving up bad 4) . (e.g. giving up smoking or 5) too much.)