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ike if you learn how to swim this summer. Is that a ______? I’m sure I’ll get the bike. ( 江蘇省常州市 2021 年中考 ) A. chance B. promise C. trick D. treat ( ) 2. — Wish you a pleasant journey! — Thanks! I’ll give you a ______ as soon as I e back. A. treat B. hand C. ride D. present ( ) 3 What do you think of your vacation? ______ present our vacations are too short. A. At B. On C. From D. For ( ) ______ great present you’ve bought for me! I’m glad you like it. A. How a B. What a C. How D. What ( ) found a letter _______ on the floor when I came into the classroom. A. lying B. lay D. lies IV. 閱讀理解 Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their own country. A. Christina from Spain On the last day of the year, the 31st of December, people wait till l2 pm. Everybody must have l2 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started in Spain long ago. One year, when there were a lot of grapes,the king of Spain decided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve . B. Cordon from Britain On New Year’s Day in Britain , people have parties. At l2 o’clock , the music stops,and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben, the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses their friends. We say “Happ