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Please choose the most appropriate answer( s) to eachquestion请选择正确的答案：
1.The national day of the United States,the IndependenceDay,falls on:
a.July 4thb.July 14th c.July 1st
2.Activities
to celebrate the Inde- pendence Day include:
a.picnics b.fireworks
c.parades
3.The Declaration
of Independence was written by:
a.George Washington
b.Thomas Jefferson c.Abraham Lincoln
4.Canada Day,the Canadian national holiday,is celebratedon:
a.July 1st b.July 4thc.July 14th
5.Columbus
Day,celebrated on the second Monday in October,honors:
a.Christopher Columbus
b.the American capital city Washing-ton D.C.( district ofColumbia)
c.one of the chief rivers in the U.S.A.the Columbia River
EXPLANATION
1.The right answer is (a).The holiday,which commemorates
the adoption
of the Declaration of Independence
on July 4th,1776,in the United States,was not made a legalholiday until 1941.
2.All the above three answers are cor- rect.SinceIndependence Day is a summer holiday,many families enjoypicnics or beach outings on that day.The holiday is alsocommemorated by colorful and noisy fireworks displays,andparades.The flag is flown,and red,white,and blue ribbons
are used for decoration
at public cere-monies.
3.The right answer is (b).Thomas Jefferson contributed toshape the nation and later became the
third
Americanpresident.
4.The right answer is(a).Canada Day marks the anniversary
of the unification
of Upper and Lower Canada ( what are now Ontario and Que-bec),New Brunswick,and Nova Scotia as the Do-minion of Canada.Formerly known as Dominion Day,the name was changed toCanada Day in 1982 when the constitution was revised.The dayismarked throughout Canada by parades,fireworks,and thedisplay of flags.
5.The right answer is( a) .Christopher Colum- bus iscommonly known as the discoverer of America.All of North andSouth America and some cities in Spain and ltaly honor thisbrave explorer,although he was not the first European to landin the New World.His name Appears many times on a map of theWestern Hemisphere.
解答
1.正确答案是（a）。这一节日是为了纪念1776年7月4 日美国答署了《独立宣言》，直到1941年它才成为一个法定节日。
2.上述三个答案都正确。独立日是一个夏季节日，许多家庭在这一天去野餐或去海滨。人们还举行色彩缤纷、热热闹闹的焰火盛会和游行来庆祝这一节日。公众庆典中，国旗飘扬，装点有红、白、蓝色的彩条。
3.正确答案是（b）。 托马斯·杰弗森为规划这一国家做出了贡献，并曾担任美国第三任总统。
4.正确答案是（a）。 加拿大日是上加拿大和下加拿大（如今的安大略和魁北克）、新不伦瑞克和新斯科舍合并形成加拿大自治领的周年纪念日。这一天曾被称为自治领日，1982年重新修宪后改称为加拿大日。加拿大各地在这一天游行、放焰火并悬挂国旗。
5.正确答案是（a）。 克里斯托弗·哥伦布被公认为美洲的发现者。南北美洲、西班牙及意大利的一些城市都纪念这位勇敢的探险者，尽管他并非是第一个登上新大陆的欧洲人。他的名字在西半球的地图上频频出现。
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