MARYAM AND LAN ________ PEN PALS FOR OVER THREE YEARS.A. ARE B. WE...

30. Maryam and Lan ________ pen pals for over three years.A. are B. were C. would be D. have beenV. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.New Year’s Eve is the holiday (31) ________ New Year’s Day, on December 31, the last day of the (32) ________ year.In modern (33) ________, Western countries usually celebrate this day with a party (34) ________ culminates with a group countdown to the midnight hour. Party hats, noisemakers, fire crackers and (35) ________ champagne are fairly common during this holiday.Many municipalities also offer fireworks (36) ________ and other noisy ways to usher in the new year. Places (37) ________ Berlin, Chicago, Edinburgh, Los Angeles, London, New York, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Toronto, and Tokyo are well-known (38) ________ their New Year’s Eve (39) ________.New Year’s Eve is also a work holiday in some countries, (40) ________ as Australia, Argentina, Brazil, France, Mexico, the Philippines, and Venezuela.