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The first American Thanksgiving Day celebration goes back to 1621. In that year, a special dinner was
prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The people who settled there had left England because they were
forbidden to keep their religious belief. They came to the new land and faced difficulties in sailing across the
ocean. The ship which carried them was called "the May Flower". The North Atlantic was hard to travel.
There were bad storms and huge waves. With the help of the Indians, they learned to live on the new land.
These Puritans, as they were, enjoyed religious freedom. They learned how to grow their crops in accordance
with the climate and soil. Now when they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving
celebration, they invited their neighbours, the Indians, to join them in dinner. They also wanted to pray God
for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children who left England. They remembered
those who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts. They thought of the 65 days' journey which tested
their strength.
1. The first celebration of the day of Thanksgiving is nearly _____ years old. [ ]
A.100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
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2. Why had they left England? [ ]
A. To seek religious freedom.
B. To set up a new religion.
C. To learn new farming.
D. To live on the new land.
3. The climate and soil in Massachusetts were _____. [ ]
A. similar to that of England
B. different from that of England
C. similar to that of Plymouth
D. different from that of Plymouth
4. They had their Thanksgiving celebration to remember _____. [ ]
A. the new society of Indians
B. their friends who died on the way to the new land
C. their former religion
D. their invitation to the Indians
5. How long did the trip last? [ ]
A. Six weeks.
B. Two months or more.
C. Half a year.
D. More than 200 days.