Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from 23 to 27

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.

The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.

On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.

According to the passage, Pilgrims are _________.

A. people who left their home and went to live in North America in the early 17th century

B. people who travelled to America by ships

C. trips that religious people make to a holy place

D. Native Americans who live in North America

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from 23 to 27

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.

The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.

On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.

Which of the following is not true?

A. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to thank God for their survival.

B. Christmas comes less than a month after Thanksgiving.

C. In the US, Thanksgiving is not a national holiday; it's a religious holiday.

D. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is colourful and exciting.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from 23 to 27

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.

The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.

On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.

All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT _________.

A. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God

B. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving

C. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving

D. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question from 23 to 27

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. For many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation.

Thanksgiving is associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflowers arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very hard winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, so that they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had survived.

Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days.

The most important part of the celebration is a traditional dinner with foods that come from North America. The meal includes turkey, sweet potatoes (also called yams) and cranberries, which are made into a kind of sauce or jelly. The turkey is filled with stuffing or dressing, and many families have their own special recipe. Dessert is pumpkin made into a pie.

On Thanksgiving there are special television programs and sports events. In New York there is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, when a long line of people wearing fancy costumes march through the streets with large balloons in the shape of imaginary characters. Thanksgiving is considered the beginning of the Christmas period, and the next day many people go out to shop for Christmas presents.

On Thanksgiving, _________.

A. turkey, yams and pumpkin pies are served

B. people join in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

C. people wear coloured carnival masks matching through the streets

D. people go out to shop for Christmas presents

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Thanksgiving is a traditional American (33) _____. Americans (34) _____ Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November. On this day, Americans (35) _____ the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America. Americans eat a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving. They eat turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are the (36)_____ people ate at the first harvest. People don’t exchange presents, but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends.

Question 33:

A. weekday

B. holiday

C. birthday

D. national day

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Thanksgiving is a traditional American (33) _____. Americans (34) _____ Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November. On this day, Americans (35) _____ the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America. Americans eat a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving. They eat turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are the (36)_____ people ate at the first harvest. People don’t exchange presents, but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends.

Question 34:

A. celebrate

B. put

C. get

D. open

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Thanksgiving is a traditional American (33) _____. Americans (34) _____ Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November. On this day, Americans (35) _____ the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America. Americans eat a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving. They eat turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are the (36)_____ people ate at the first harvest. People don’t exchange presents, but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends.

Question 35:

A. remember

B. run

C. pass

D. find

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

      Thanksgiving is a traditional American (33) _____. Americans (34) _____ Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November. On this day, Americans (35) _____ the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America. Americans eat a traditional dinner on Thanksgiving. They eat turkey, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are the (36)_____ people ate at the first harvest. People don’t exchange presents, but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends.

Question 36:

A. foods

B. kinds

C. grains

D. groceries

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank

Thanksgiving is a traditional American (1).......... Americans (2)........... Thanksgiving on the third Thursday in November . On this day , Americans (3) .............. the first harvest of the first group of Europeans in America . Americans eat a (4)....... dinner on Thanksgiving . They eat turkey , cranberries , sweet potatoes , and pumpkin pie . These are the (5)........ people ate at the first harvest . People don't exchange presents , but some people send Thanksgiving cards to their friends .

1. A. weekday B. holiday C. birthday D. national day

2. A. celebrate B. put C. get D. open

3. A. remember B. run C. pass D. find

4. A. traditional B. traditons C. tradition D. traditionally

5. A. foods B. kinds C. grains D. groceries