Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage.
Thanksgiving Day
American (1) ________ the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Families meet for a special meal including turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin pie – a (2) ________ dessert. Then families do activities together or watch TV.
The Thanksgiving festival celebrates the first harvest of the Pilgrims – a group of religious settlers. In September 1620, they (3) ________ England for America on a ship – the Mayflower. That winter, when they arrived, they were very cold and didn’t have enough food. So half of them died. A Native American leader, Squanto, (4) ________ the settlers. His people showed the settlers how to grow corn and vegetables and how to hunt animals for food.
In Autumn 1621, after a good harvest, the Pilgrims held a big celebration to thank God. They invited the Native Americans. For three days, they ate together. Also, they (5) ________ games, sang songs and danced. It was the start of a long tradition.
1.
A. celebrate
B. play
C. get
2.
A. kind
B. uncommon
C. popular
3.
A. arrived
B. left
C. went
4.
A. came
B. cooked
C. visited
5.
A. played
B. met
C. helped
1.
A. celebrate (v): tổ chức/ kỉ niệm
B. play (v): chơi
C. get (v): nhận
American (1) celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November.
(Người Mỹ kỷ niệm ngày lễ Tạ ơn vào ngày thứ Năm thứ tư của tháng 11.)
Chọn A
2.
A. kind (adj): tốt đẹp
B. uncommon (adj): không phổ biến
C. popular (adj): phổ biến
Families meet for a special meal including turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin pie – a (2) popular dessert.
(Các gia đình gặp nhau trong một bữa ăn đặc biệt bao gồm gà tây, ngô, khoai tây và bánh bí ngô – một món tráng miệng phổ biến.)
Chọn C
3.
A. arrived (Ved): đến
B. left (V2): rời đi
C. went (V2): đi
In September 1620, they (3) left England for America on a ship – the Mayflower.
(Vào tháng 9 năm 1620, họ rời Anh đến Mỹ trên một con tàu – Mayflower.)
Chọn B
4.
A. came (V2): đến
B. cooked (Ved): nấu ăn
C. visited (Ved): viếng thăm
A Native American leader, Squanto, (4) visited the settlers.
(Một nhà lãnh đạo người Mỹ bản địa, Squanto, đã đến thăm những người định cư.)
Chọn C
5.
A. played
B. met
C. helped
Also, they (5) played games, sang songs and danced. It was the start of a long tradition.
(Ngoài ra, họ chơi trò chơi, hát những bài hát và nhảy múa. Đó là sự khởi đầu của một truyền thống lâu đời.)
Chọn A
Bài đọc hoàn chỉnh:
Thanksgiving Day
American (1) celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Families meet for a special meal including turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin pie – a (2) popular dessert. Then families do activities together or watch TV.
The Thanksgiving festival celebrates the first harvest of the Pilgrims – a group of religious settlers. In September 1620, they (3) left England for America on a ship – the Mayflower. That winter, when they arrived, they were very cold and didn’t have enough food. So half of them died. A Native American leader, Squanto, (4) visited the settlers. His people showed the settlers how to grow corn and vegetables and how to hunt animals for food.
In Autumn 1621, after a good harvest, the Pilgrims held a big celebration to thank God. They invited the Native Americans. For three days, they ate together. Also, they (5) played games, sang songs and danced. It was the start of a long tradition.
