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Multilevel · Part 1 · CEFR Mock Test 02
Thanksgiving: Reading answers
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the USA on the 4th Thursday of November. The tradition comes from the _____(1)_____ people to arrive from England to North America. The Native Americans taught them to grow food and hunt, and the pilgrims invited the Native Americans for a _____(2)_____ to eat after the harvest. This was the first Thanksgiving that people _____(3)_____.
Nowadays, _____(4)_____ is the country's largest secular holiday and represents a time when friends and family get together for a large turkey dinner. Traditionally people make stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie to go with the huge roast _____(5)_____.
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dinner Note completion
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celebrated Note completion
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thanksgiving Note completion
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turkey Note completion
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game Note completion
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