The last Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday in the U.S.A. Usually, family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion(团聚). Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday, because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Thanksgiving Day began in 1621, when the first English settlers(定居者) reached the New World. They did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.

In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest(收获). They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to dinner in order to thank them for their help.

As far as family reunion, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year's Eve to most Americans.

1.If November 1 is Monday, when is Thanksgiving Day?

A. November 4. B. November 18. C. November 25. D. November 2.

2.Which of the following is true?

A. The whole family get together for a big dinner on Thanksgiving Day.

B. All the Americans do not work on Thanksgiving Day.

C. Americans still work on Saturdays and Sundays.

D. Thanksgiving Day began in the sixteenth century.

3.When the first English settlers arrived in America, they .

A. had a hard time B. lived a happy life

C. taught American Indians how to farm D. had a lot of things to eat

4.The word "invite" means .

A. stop somebody from doing something B. let somebody do something

C. make somebody do something D. ask somebody to do something

5.We can guess there are more family reunions .

A. on Christmas Day than on Thanksgiving Day

B. on Thanksgiving Day than on Christmas Day

C. on New Year's Eve than on Thanksgiving Day

D. on New Year's Day than on Thanksgiving Day

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his dad when he was seven. His family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local food in France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly cooking while making drinks for many friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, and then his name went to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma(号召力) is a key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality (个性) and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to make tasteful, cheap and easy-to-make food to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.

1.Where did Lieberman improve his kitchen skills greatly before college?

A. In Italy and France. B. In Italy and America.

C. On the Food Network. D. In an airline company.

2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______.

A. at one of his parties B. from his teachers

C. through his taped show D. on a TV program

3.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

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