A new year means a new beginning for most of us. On December 28th last year, the New York City sanitation department offered people a new way 26 farewell to 2007.
答案：(B) to bid
不定詞片語 to bid 修飾名詞 way，a way to bid farewell（一種道別的方式）是常見的「名詞＋不定詞」修飾結構。bid（原形）不能直接修飾名詞、bidding（動名詞，此處不符合「方式」的慣用搭配）、bidden（過去分詞，被動語意不合）皆不合。
四個選項是同一個字 bid 的四種形態，你會直覺開始分主動被動、找意義主詞。
先看空格前面是什麼：a new way（一個新方法）。way 這個名詞後面習慣接不定詞來說明「做什麼的方法」——a way to do something，與國中學過的 the best way to learn English 是同一個結構，所以空格填 to bid。整組是 bid farewell to（向……道別），填進去讀成 a new way to bid farewell to 2007（一個向 2007 年道別的新方法）。
bid 是原形，不能直接掛在名詞後面當修飾語；bidding 是動名詞或現在分詞，way 後面不接動名詞；bidden 是過去分詞、表被動，但道別的是人不是 way，方向不對。四個都是同一個動詞的形態，形態吻合，容易被順手選走，關鍵是先認出 way 後面該接什麼。
a way to V（做某事的方法）、bid farewell to（向……道別）、say goodbye to（向……說再見）、offer somebody something（提供某人某物）、a new beginning（新的開始）、sanitation department（環境清潔部門）。
A new year means a new beginning for most of us. On December 28th last year, the New York City sanitation department offered people a new way 26 farewell to 2007.
For one hour on that day, a huge paper-cutting machine was set up in Times Square so people could 27 their lingering bad memories. Everything from photos of ex-lovers to lousy report cards could be cut into small pieces, as the organizers had announced 28 the event. Recycling cans were also provided for items such as 29 CDs and regrettable fashion mistakes.
Former schoolteacher Eileen Lawrence won the event's $250 award for the most creative memory destined for 30. She had created a painting from a photo of her ex-boyfriend, who Lawrence was happy to say goodbye to.