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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.

Question 19. In the United States, Thanksgiving is ______.

A. a religious celebration held by Christians only B. celebrated as a public holiday.

C. more important than Christmas D. apart from Christmas

Question 20. According to the passage Pilgrims are ______.

A. people who travelled to America by ships

B. trips that religious people make to a holy place .

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

D. Native Americans who live in North America.

Question 21. All of the following statements are mentioned EXCEPT ______.

A. People celebrate Thanksgiving to thank God

B. People usually have traditional dinners on Thanksgiving

C. There are lots of entertainments on Thanksgiving

D. People go to churches for religious services on Thanksgiving.

Question 22. Which of the following is not true?

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

B. Christmas comes Jess than a month after Thanksgiving.

C. Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the first, Europeans in North America to

thank God for their survival.