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China has Mid-Autumn Festival. Canada and the USA have Thanksgiving Day. Many countries in the world have harvest festivals. This is the best time for the harvest—bringing all the crops in from the field. In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Because Canada is to the north(北面) of the USA, and is colder, the harvest comes earlier in the year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day six weeks earlier than in the USA. The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day, people in America and Canada like to have a big family meal with their friends—just like Chinese people do at Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables, and fruit in their homes to say ‘Thank you’ for the harvest. At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey and pumpkin pies. These are foods like the foods of many years ago. They are saying “Thank you” for the harvest that comes every year.

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America and Canada 1. have Mid-Autumn Festival. But they have Thanksgiving Day. This is a festival to celebrate 2. . Thanksgiving Day in America is 3. than in Canada because it is 4. . Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth 5. of November. But it usually comes in 6. in Canada. On Thanksgiving Day, people often get 7. to celebrate the festival. They often say ‘8. 9. ’ to the God(上帝). The traditional food for Thanksgiving Day is 10. and pumpkin pies.

We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays.There are different customs (习俗) for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong.15.Hong Kong, China

“It’ll be Chinese New Year soon.Before it we’ll clean the house and decorate(装饰) it for good luck.Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate in the streets.We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center.I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here.We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days.My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over.Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing.What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help.It’s still a very important day for families to be together.This year we’re going to visit my parents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”
1.How many festivals are mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
2.During the Chinese New Year, tourists can _________.
A. do a lot of shopping
B. see lion and dragon dances
C. eat turkey
3.On Australia Day, families often ___________.
A. have a picnic in the countryside
B. go to a swimming pool
C. have a party at school
4.What do you think a turkey is in the passage?
A.A country
B. A festival
C. A bird
5.From the passage, we can learn that _____________.
A. the first Thanksgiving Day was born a hundred years ago
B. many go out for a picnic with friends before Chinese New Year
C. different festivals have different customs

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