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for their special feast. Everyone brought food. In time, other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of Thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of Thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbors. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October. 26. The passage mainly tells us _____ . A. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated B. how to celebrate Thanksgiving Day C. that Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places D. Why Thanksgiving Day is a harvest holiday 27. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _____ . A. in spring B. in summer C. in autumn D. in winter 28. The first to celebrate Thanksgiving were ____ . A. people in Canada B. Governor Bradford C. some people from England D. the American Indians 29. We can infer from the passage that New England must be____. A. in the US B. in Great Britain C. in Canada D. on some island off the Atlantic 30. Which of the following is NOT true? A. There's little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations. C. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest. D. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people's thanks to God. C (责任编辑：admin) |