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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Thanksgiving, as we know, was invented by a lady 1. (name) Sarah Jo...
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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Thanksgiving, as we know, was invented by a lady 1. (name) Sarah Joseph Hale during the nineteenth century. She was a book editor and wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb. She came across a book, which had a passage that described a fantastic meal 2. (it) writer had following a fantastic harvest. This 3. (include) four huge turkeys that were shared with Native Americans of the Wampanoag Tribe. The passage inspired her enough 4. (fill) magazines with recipes for pumpkin pie and stuffed turkey that were to be used for celebrations. It needs to be noted that nowhere in the passage was the 5. (tradition) Thanksgiving food mentioned. She also wrote several 6. (article) where she mentioned how important it was to recognize the day. Her writings acted as an inspiration for many decorated stories as well as paintings on the subject of 7. first Thanksgiving meal. For five years she also sent letters to Abraham Lincoln appealing 8. the government to mark it as a federal holiday. It was in 1863 9. the first official Thanksgiving announcement was made by Lincoln thus 10. (make) it an official holiday.
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