Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is an American national holiday. Americans celebrate(庆祝) this day on the fourth Thursday of November each year, it lasts for four days. The day is set aside for giving thanks to God for having harvested crops. As the day is set aside for giving thanks, it becomes a traditional day for family reunion. On the eve of Thanksgiving, members of the family will drive or even fly to gather. The next day they sit around a table, enjoying a large dinner together. Roast turkey, sweet potatoes and pudding(布丁) are cooked for the big Thanksgiving supper.

On Thanksgiving Day, all stores are closed. Important football games are televised(播映). As a result, the streets become very quiet as if the whole city was a deserted place. The following day, however, everything becomes especially alive and active. People pour into supermarkets and big department stores, for there is a big sale. They get what they need at much lower prices.

Read the following statements. Write T if it is true or F if it is false according to the passage:

1.       Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November.

2.       The first Thanksgiving festival was celebrated by the people giving thanks to God for their good harvest.

3.       The Thanksgiving meal is the traditional turkey, which was the food for the first Thanksgiving.

4.       Thanksgiving dinner is an old tradition in France.

5.       On Thanksgiving Day, people pour into supermarkets and big department stores to go shopping.

Key:

1. T    2. T    3. T    4. F    5. F