Thanksgiving is an American festival. It is celebrated on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Thursday in November. It is a time for a special dinner among family and friends. People make short {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and give thanks for their food.

    We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers (先驱者) arrived in America in the 17th century. While they were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the Atlantic (大西洋), many people died, and after they landed, their first winter was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}than any English winter. The local people taught the pioneers how to grow corn. The next year they celebrated together by {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a dinner of the new food.

    We still celebrate Thanksgiving today with a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} dinner. The main dish of this dinner is almost always turkey. We all help to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the food. We lay the table, and then before we begin dinner, my father gives thanks for the food. We often talk a lot and tell stories after dinner as well.

    During the festival, there are lots of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} things to see and do. We live in New York, and we go to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (游行). Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season, and we start shopping for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Football is also important at Thanksgiving. Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} very much.

Shopkeeper: Can I help you?

Andy:I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}a pair of jeans.

Shopkeeper: What about these jeans? They are made of the best cotton. And they {#blank#}2{#/blank#}trips and sports.

Andy: They look nice, but I don't like the colour. Do you have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} jeans?

Shopkeeper: Yes. They cost 300 yuan.

Andy: 300? That's too expensive.

Shopkeeper: Good things always cost a lot. Good jeans can make your legs {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Will you take them?

Andy: Well, I need to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}it. After all (毕竟), 300 yuan is a lot of money.

    In November 1979, pupils in England were able to watch a new TV program called Monkey. Most of them were hearing this story for the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} time. However, this story is not new to Chinese children. The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West.

    The Monkey King is not just any normal monkey. In fact, he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} does not even look like a monkey! This is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he can make 72 changes to his shape and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, turning himself into different animals and objects. But {#blank#}6{#/blank#} he can hide his tail, he cannot turn himself into a man. To fight bad people, the Monkey King uses a magic {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Sometimes he can make the stick so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long.

    The Monkey King has excited the children of China for many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in reading this story because the clever Monkey King {#blank#}10{#/blank#} fighting to help the weak and never gives up.

    But if you talk with someone like your mom or dad, you will always start to feel better. Now you're not all {#blank#}1{#/blank#} with your problems or worries. Your mom and dad want to know if you have problems because they love you. What if a kid doesn't want to talk with mom or dad? They find {#blank#}2{#/blank#} trustworthy(值得信赖的)adult, like a relative or a counselor(顾问)at school.

    lf you think you'll have {#blank#}3{#/blank#} saying what's on your mind, write it down on a piece of paper. A kid doesn't have to share every feeling he has, but it is important to share feelings when he needs help. You don't have to solve every problem {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .

    Sometimes you need help. Talking with someone about your feelings can be the first step.