In the United States, every year, Thanks-giving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. Because Canada is on the north of the United States, and is colder, the harvest comes earlier(更早) in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.
The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at Mid-autumn festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits around their homes to say “Thank you” for the harvest. At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pie. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.
1.____________ celebrates the Thanksgiving Day like the U.S.A. .
A. China B. Canada C. Korea D. Japan
2.In Canada, Thanksgiving Day is __________________.
A. on the fourth Thursday in November B. on the second Monday in October
C. on the second Thursday in November D. on the fourth Monday in October
3.At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat_____________.
A. chicken, potatoes, and pumpkin pie. B. turkey, tomatoes, and pumpkin pie.
C. turkey, potatoes, and apple pie. D. turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pie.
4.Why people celebrate the Thanksgiving Day?
A.Because people want to have a big meal.
B.Because people want to eat turkey, potatoes and pumping pie.
C.Because people want to get together with their friends and family.
D.Because people want to say “Thank you” for the harvest.
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because the harvest comes earlier.
B.The harvest doesn’t bring a lot of food to the people.
C.Canada is on the south of the United States.
D.People are saying “Hello” for the harvest on Thanks-giving Day.
A crow（乌鸦）is sitting in a big tree. She has a big piece of meat in her mouth.“My babies will have a nice breakfast,”she thinks. An old fox is looking for his breakfast. He sees the crow and the meat.“How can I get that piece of meat?”he thinks.
“Good morning, Mrs. Crow.”says the fox,“How are you?”But the crow doesn’t say a word. “You have very nice babies, Mrs. Crow.”says the fox,“How are they? May I see them ?”Still the crow doesn’t say a word.
“You are very beautiful, Mrs. Crow, and you have a beautiful voice（嗓子）,too.”says the fox,“Would you please sing a song for me? ”Mrs. Crow thinks“How nice Mr. Fox is! I must sing him a song.”So she opens her mouth and begins to sing. At that time, the meat drops down（掉下）from her mouth.
1.There’s a piece of bread in the crow’s mouth.
2.The old fox wants the crow to sing for him very much.
3.The crow doesn’t say a word to the fox because she doesn’t like the fox at all.
4.When she opens her mouth, the fox eats the baby crows.
5.The old fox has a nice breakfast.
In England, people often ____36____ the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just ___37___in spring. An hour later black ___38____ come and then it rains____39____. In the late afternoon the sky will be____40____. The sun will begin_____41_____, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should ___42____warm clothes.
When you go to England, you ____43____that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat ___44___them on a sunny day, but you should not laugh at them. ____45____ you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in England.
1.A. talk to B. talk with C. talk about
2.A. like B. likes C. liked
3.A. clouds B. cloud C. snow
4.A.big B. heavy C. heavily
5.A. rainy B. sunny C. snowy
6.A. to shine B. shine C. to shining
7.A. put on B. wear C. in
8.A. saw B. sees C. will see
9.A. with B. for C. to
10.A. Before B. If C. After
—What was the date yesterday (昨天)？
—
A. It was June 2nd B. It’s May 8th, 1995 C. It was Sunday
My mother often _____ me ____ housework on Sunday.
A. make… do B. makes …does C. makes …do
Tuesday is _____ day in a week .
A. the second B. second C. the third
