2013年职称英语考试阅读理解习题(1)_第2页

2.When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?
A. On Halloween.
B. On Thursday.
C. On Thanksgiving.
D. On Christmas Day.

3.Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God for
A. looking after them.
B. providing them with comfortable and happy lives.
C. clothing them.
D. protecting them.

4.Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because
A. they can stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food.
B. they can dress up like monsters.
C. they can put on plays.
D. they can visit American Indians.

5.The first pilgrims settled in the United States in
A. 1621.
B. 1620.
C. 1622.
D. 1619

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