【(C)ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.InthatcountrytheycelebrateThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDaybuttheydoitonthesecondMo】

　　(C)

　　ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.InthatcountrytheycelebrateThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDaybuttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritainwherethefestivaliscalled“HarvestFestival”peoplecelebrateearlierintheyearinSeptember.

　　Aharvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromtheground.InNorthAmericaEuropeandEnglandharvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisinthespecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehad.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruitflowersandvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks.

　　ThefirstthanksgivingserviceinNorthAmericatookplaceon4December1610when38EnglishpeoplearrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvestbuttothankGodfortheirsafejourney.ThenextyearmanymoreEnglishpeoplearrived.Theyhadabadwinterbutfortunatelytheharvestwasgood.Theydecidedtocelebratewithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedeverythingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays.

　　AThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtimebutnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Thenin1789PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamed26NovemberastheDayofThanksgiving.AlmostahundredyearslaterPresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedateandsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay.

　　NowadaysNorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytime.

　　39.Thestoryisabout____.

　　A.festivals B.anAmericanfestival

　　C.EnglishpeopleinAmerica D.givingthanksforeverything

　　40.ThelastThursdayinNovemberinNovemberis____.

　　A.afestivalineverycountryintheworld

　　B.ThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates

　　C.thedayfarmerspickfruitfromthetrees

　　D.thedaythefirstEnglishPeoplecametoAmeric