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 involving giving up bad 4 ) ___ ( eg.giving up smoking or 5 ) ___ too much ) .