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Thanksgiving Day is very important in America. It is on the fourth Thursday of November. On the eve(前夕) of Thanksgiving, the members of the family will go back home. They sit around the table and have a big dinner the next day.

Robert works for a computer company. Two days before Thanksgiving Day, he has to fly to China to have a meeting. And the meeting lasts for four days. So he can?t get back home to stay with his family. He has a bad Thanksgiving Eve because he feels lonely. But the next morning, someone knocks at the door. He opens the door and finds his wife and daughter standing outside.He is so surprised. His wife brings his favourite food-pumpkin pie and pudding. In the evening, the meeting organizer(组织者) holds a big party for the foreign friends. They have roast turkey, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.

1.When is Thanksgiving Day?.

2.How long does the meeting last?

3.Why does Robert feel surprised when he opens the door?

4.What’s Robert’s favourite food?

5.What does the meeting organizers do in the evening?

Answer

1.On the fourth Tuesrsday of November.

2.For four days.

3.He finds his wife and daughter standing outside.

4.Pumpkin pie and pudding.

5.He holds a big party for the foreign friends.

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了罗伯特因开会在感恩节期间来中国，会议持续四天，他无法回去。但是令他惊喜的是，在感恩节这天他的妻子和女儿来了，并给他带来了他最喜欢的南瓜派和布丁。会议的组织者为外国朋友举行了一个聚会，准备了烤火鸡、甜土豆和南瓜派。

1.根据It is on the fourth Thursday of November.可知感恩节是在11月的第四个星期四，故此处为On the fourth Tuesrsday of November.

2.根据And the meeting lasts for four days.可知那个会议持续四天，故此处为For four days.

3.根据But the next morning, someone knocks at the door. He opens the door and finds his wife and daughter standing outside.He is so surprised. 可知罗伯特打开门感到惊讶是因为他发现他的妻子和女儿站在门外，故此处为He finds his wife and daughter standing outside.

4.根据His wife brings his favourite food-pumpkin pie and pudding可知罗伯特最喜欢的食物是南瓜派和布丁，故此处为Pumpkin pie and pudding.

5.

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