11 . Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

THANKS GIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being with our families and friends.

1.Where is Thanksgiving celebrated?

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2. When is the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

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3. Is turkey a traditional food?

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4. What do many people have for dessert at the end of the meal?

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Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

THANKS GIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being with our families and friends.

Is turkey a traditional food?

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Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

THANKS GIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being with our families and friends.

When is the first Thanksgiving celebrated?

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Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

THANKS GIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being with our families and friends.

What do many people have for dessert at the end of the meal?

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1. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.

It is celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the previous year. By the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims, who had sailed on the Mayflower, survived.

The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a thanksgiving feast. The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving. The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 and invited the neighbouring Wampanoag Indians to the feast. The first Thanksgiving feast was held in the presence of around ninety Wampanoag Indians and it lasted three days. Traditional foods like turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie are served by many on Thanksgiving Day.

1. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the United States?

2. Why is it celebrated?

3. Who first celebrated it?

4. What traditional foods are served on Thanksgiving Day?

2. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.

It is celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the previous year. By the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims, who had sailed on the Mayflower, survived.

The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a thanksgiving feast. The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving. The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 and invited the neighbouring Wampanoag Indians to the feast. The first Thanksgiving feast was held in the presence of around ninety Wampanoag Indians and it lasted three days. Traditional foods like turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie are served by many on Thanksgiving Day.

1. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the United States?

2. Why is it celebrated?

3. Who first celebrated it?

4. What traditional foods are served on Thanksgiving Day?

I. Read the following passage and decide whether each of the statements is TRUE or FALSE.                                 

                                           THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in Canada and the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and the New Year. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. The first Thanksgiving celebration was held in 1621. Traditional foods are turkey, sweet potatoes, fruits and vegetables. Many people have pumpkin pie for dessert at the end of the meal. It is the time for counting our blessings we have received during the year and being with our families and friends.                   

31. Thanksgiving is a national celebration of Canadians and Americans.

32. It is celebrated on 2nd Thursday of November in America.

33. It was first held in 1621.

34. Pumpkin pie is one of the traditional foods on Thanksgiving Day.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

Public holidays in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as bank holidays, are days where most businesses and non – essential services are closed although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays and Christmas Day. Four public holidays are common to all countries of the United Kingdom. These are: New Year's Day, the first Monday in May, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Some banks open on some bank holidays. In Scotland, while New Year's Day and Christmas Day are national holidays, other bank holidays are not necessarily public holidays, since the Scots instead observe traditional local customs and practice for their public holidays. In Northern Ireland, once again, bank holidays other than New Year's Day and Christmas Day are not necessarily public holidays. Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, except in Scotland, where they are bank holidays. In Scotland the holiday on 1 January (or 2 January if 1 January is Sunday) is statutory, and 25 December is also a statutory holiday (or 26 December if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their

bosses or employers. Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. And 28 December only is given if Boxing Day is Saturday.

Like Denmark, the United Kingdom has no national day holiday marked or celebrated for its formal founding date. Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England, Scotland and Wales. An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David's Day; the Scottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St. Andrew's Day although it must be taken in place of another public holiday; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St. George's Day; and in Cornwall, there are calls for a public holiday on St. Piran's Day

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 

A. If a holiday falls at the weekend, a substitute day is given in place

B. The British people will get 28 December off if Xmas Day is Sunday 

C. The U.K. was founded on the same day with Denmark

D. Online petitions for more holidays are more effective than traditional campaigns

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.

Public holidays in the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as bank holidays, are days where most businesses and non – essential services are closed although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sundays and Christmas Day. Four public holidays are common to all countries of the United Kingdom. These are: New Year's Day, the first Monday in May, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. Some banks open on some bank holidays. In Scotland, while New Year's Day and Christmas Day are national holidays, other bank holidays are not necessarily public holidays, since the Scots instead observe traditional local customs and practice for their public holidays. In Northern Ireland, once again, bank holidays other than New Year's

Day and Christmas Day are not necessarily public holidays. Good Friday and Christmas Day are common law holidays, except in Scotland, where they are bank holidays. In Scotland the holiday on 1 January (or 2 January if 1 January is Sunday) is statutory, and 25 December is also a statutory holiday (or 26 December if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday). Boxing Day is a holiday traditionally celebrated the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers. Today, Boxing Day is the bank holiday that generally takes place on 26 December. And 28 December only is given if Boxing Day is Saturday.

Like Denmark, the United Kingdom has no national day holiday marked or celebrated for its formal founding date. Increasingly, there are calls for public holidays on the patron saints' days in England, Scotland and Wales. An online petition sent to the Prime Minister received 11,000 signatures for a public holiday in Wales on St. David's Day; the Scottish Parliament has passed a bill creating a public holiday on St. Andrew's Day although it must be taken in place of another public holiday; campaigners in England are calling for a bank holiday on St. George's Day; and in Cornwall, there are calls for a public holiday on St. Piran's Day.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. If a holiday falls at the weekend, a substitute day is given in place

B. The British people will get 28 December off if Xmas Day is Sunday 

C. The U.K. was founded on the same day with Denmark

D. Online petitions for more holidays are more effective than traditional campaigns