The traditional American Thanksgiving Day celebration【1】to 1621.【2】that year a special least was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colonists who【3】there had left England because they felt【4】of religious freedom. They came to the【5】and faced difficulties in【6】the ocean. The ship which【7】them was called Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad storms. They were【8】in learning to live in the new earth by the Indians who【9】the region. The puritans,【10】they were called, had much to be thankful【11】Their religious practices were【12】longer a source of criticism by the government. They learned to【13】their farming habits to the climate and soil.【14】they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving【15】, they invited their【16】, the Indians, to join them in dinner and【17】of gratitude for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children who left【18】. They remembered their【19】who did not see the shore of Massachusetts. They【20】the 65 days journey which had tested their strength.
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A．dates
B．starts
C．returns
D．goes back
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