(C)ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.InthatcountrytheycelebrateThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDaybuttheydoitonthesecondMondayofO
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ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.InthatcountrytheycelebrateThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDaybuttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritainwherethefestivaliscalled“HarvestFestival”peoplecelebrateearlierintheyearinSeptember.
Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaEuropeandEnglandharvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisinthespecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruitflowersandvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks.
ThefirstthanksgivingserviceinNorthAmericatookplaceon4December1610when38EnglishpeoplearrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvestbuttothankGodfortheirsafejourney.ThenextyearmanymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinterbutfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.Theydecidedtocelebratewithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedeverythingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays.
AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtimebutnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Thenin1789PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamed26NovemberastheDayofThanksgiving.AlmostahundredyearslaterPresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedateandsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay.
NowadaysNorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime.
39.Thestoryisabout____.
A.festivals B.anAmericanfestival
C.EnglishpeopleinAmerica D.givingthanksforeverything
40.ThelastThursdayinNovemberinNovemberis____.
A.afestivalineverycountryintheworld
B.ThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates
C.thedayfarmerspickfruitfromthetrees
D.thedaythefirstEnglishPeoplecametoAmeric