[单项选择]Christmas is a holiday usually celebrated on December 25th______the birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with
B. in terms of
C. in favor of
D. in honor of

[填空题]Christmas is celebrated (11) the world. December 25 is believed to be the birthday of Jesus Christ.
People (12) gifts. You give gifts to family members and close friends. Children receive toys from Santa Claus. They believe that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus, a fat old man who wears a red (13) and hat and long white beard, will come down from the chimney to bring them gifts. (14) the story, the old man travels in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. The children usually hang their long stockings near the chimney. On Christmas morning they will find the stockings full of candy and toys. Their parents, instead of Santa Claus, (15) fill the stockings with what they wish for.

[单项选择]Thanksgiving Day is an annual holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November, and it is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
In 1620, the settlers, or pilgrims, sailed to America on the Mayflower seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts on an icy November morning. During their first winter over half of the settlers died of starvation, cold or epidemics.
The following spring, the pilgrims were befriended by some native American Indians who taught them which of the wild vegetation was safe to eat. The Indians also showed them how to plant corn and other vegetables.
All summer long the colony people waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depend on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it
A. To avoid racial discrimination.
B. To escape religious persecution.
C. To keep up the British seafaring tradition.
D. To start a adventurous journey.

[填空题]The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in Chicago.

[填空题]Christmas is celebrated (11) the world. December 25 is believed to be the birthday of Jesus Christ.
People (12) gifts. You give gifts to family members and close friends. Children receive toys from Santa Claus. They believe that on Christmas Eve Santa Claus, a fat old man who wears a red (13) and hat and long white beard, will come down from the chimney to bring them gifts. (14) the story, the old man travels in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. The children usually hang their long stockings near the chimney. On Christmas morning they will find the stockings full of candy and toys. Their parents, instead of Santa Claus, (15) fill the stockings with what they wish for.Christmas is celebrated (11) the world. December 25 is believed to be the birthday of Jesus Christ.
People (12) gifts. You give gifts to family members and close friends. Children receive toys from Santa Claus. They believe that on