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　　Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American holiday in the United States．

　　In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, sailed to America on the May Flower．They wanted to find a place where they could have freedom to worship(敬拜)God．

　　During their first winter, over half of the settlers died because they were cold and hungry．Those alive began sowing(播种)in the first spring．

　　All summer long they waited and finally the fields produced a rich harvest．And so they decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord should be fixed．Years later, President of the Unite States proclaimed(宣布)the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year．The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been on that date until today．

　　The Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years．The big family dinner is planned months ahead．On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes．There will be varieties of food．The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie．They are the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day．

1．Choose the best word which means “settlers”?(　　)

A．visitors

B．Pilgrims

C．people

D．Americans

2．Why did half of the settlers die?

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3．On which day do people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

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4．What is the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day?

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5．What should we think of and say to our family and friends on Thanksgiving Day?

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　　Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College．He walked into class one day and told his students that their h　　1　　 was to perform one act of random(任意的)kindness．His students did not understand the assignment(任务), but the professor would not answer their questions．He e　　2　　 his students to find it out for themselves．

　　One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to s　　3　　 their stories．One student told of distributing blankets to the homeless, another had contacted a long, lost friend, and another student r　　4　　 that he had helped a dog to find its owner．Students were energized(激励)by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too．W　　5　　the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something k　　6　　 for others．They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind –not surprising as Professor Wall is blind．Since then, s　　7　　 kindness activities have been organized in schools all over the world．Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, a　　8　　November 13, to celebrate World Kindness Day．Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to performd　　9　　 kind acts, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity．Students learn to c　　10　　other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place．