—Yes. He won't get {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in this city because he almost knows everywhere.

    What do American children think of Thanksgiving? This is {#blank#}1{#/blank#}two of them wrote.

    Once we were at my grandparents' home at Thanksgiving and we went to the store {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(get) a turkey,  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}they didn't have any, so we had to get a live one. When we went to kill it, it had gone! There was nothing left except feathers. That year we had to eat chicken instead {#blank#}4{#/blank#}turkey.

——Eleanor, 15 years old

    Thanksgiving is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}excellent day. It {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(celebrate) because we are thankful for things that other people do. At Thanksgiving, you {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(main) eat turkey, fruit and vegetables. You can stay at home with your family and have fun with {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.Thanksgiving is one of the most important {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(holiday) in the USA. The first Thanksgiving was in 1621. Each year, it is on the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(four) Thursday of November.

——Joss, 14 years old

    Max is an actor. But he has already {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be)out of work for 15 years. One of the main reasons is that he always forgets his lines. Then one day he got.a phone call from a director {#blank#}2{#/blank#} wanted him for a part in a play. The play was one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(famous)one at that time,but he only played a small part in it. All he had to say was"Jim, I hear the train coming!"After several sleepless {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(night), the actor decided {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(take) the role.

    Opening night arrived, and while he was waiting {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(nervous) on the backstage,the actor practiced over {#blank#}7{#/blank#}over again, "Jim, I hear the train coming!"The time for his scene finally came.As {#blank#}8{#/blank#} actor came onto the stage,he heard a noise {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (come) from the distance,getting nearer and nearer.He turned {#blank#}10{#/blank#}and asked the director,"What's that noise?"