题目内容：

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? I hear one boy say, “It means a big dinner.” I think we all agree with him. Who does not welcome and enjoy a good dinner! I hear Mary say, “Thanksgiving means a day off from school.” I guess you are right too. School is not such a charming place that girls and boys are unwilling to have an occasional holiday.

Now I am going to ask some of the older people what the day means to them. There is a young woman. She is a stenographer (速记员). She says, “Thanksgiving means a day away from the office. I am at the office every day except Sunday, and I do appreciate, now and then, a day that is really my own.” Yonder is a traveling salesman. What does Thanksgiving mean to you? He says, “It means a day at home. Last year I spent one hundred and sixty-nine nights away from home. I have three children. I should like to see them every day. There are times when many days pass and I do not see them. Thanksgiving week I plan to be at home.”

There are others I could ask. Each has his answer. But Thanksgiving has a special meaning for us. It is the Harvest time. I have here an apple. Isn’t this a beautiful apple? What color! Who mixed the paints, who handled the brush to give such color to this apple? God. He, in his infinite love and wisdom, has provided, through the unfailing laws of nature, for the growth, sweetness, coloring and beautifying of all the products of the fields. This apple is but one of many kinds of fruits.

Praise, then, is the great meaning of Thanksgiving. God, our heavenly Father, sends us every good gift. From his generous hand come our daily and nightly mercies. We should praise him every day. But the day for the united chorus of praise is Thanksgiving.

1.The first two paragraphs want to tell us       .

A. people have different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving

B. Thanksgiving has a different meaning for different people

C. how people celebrate their Thanksgiving

D. what Thanksgiving really means to most people

2.If the writer continued to ask an orphan what Thanksgiving means to him, he would most probably say, “It means       ”.

A. a longer holiday at home

B. a delicious dinner with his friends

C. a beautiful song from a famous singer

D. a good day together with his parents

3.In the writer’s opinion, on Thanksgiving everyone should feel       .

A. grateful for what they have

B. satisfied with what God gave us

C. amazed at how perfect an apple is

D. excited about how differently Thanksgiving means