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.

    My name is Li Lei and I' m from China. I like playing {#blank#}1{#/blank#}and I can play ping-pong {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. It's easy for me. My favorite (最喜欢的){#blank#}3{#/blank#}is Ma Long.

This is John. He's my cousin. He likes tennis and he plays tennis with his friends{#blank#}4{#/blank#}class. He thinks playing tennis is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} John likes Roger Federer, and he {#blank#}6{#/blank#}to meet Roger one day.

My Favorite Dentist(牙医)

    Some kids are scared(害怕的)to go to the dentist, but not me. I have a funny dentist. His {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is Dr. Smileyface. I don't think that's his real name, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that's what he tells all the kids who come to see him. He has a cool waiting room. It has video games and a big toy box. Dr. Smileyface always wears funny hats. Sometimes he has his face painted. He asks funny questions like "Are you married yet?" and "Do you eat flowers to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} your breath smell so good?" That makes me laugh. One time, he told me this joke, "What has lots of teeth but never goes to the dentist? A comb(梳子)!" When I laughed, he pulled my {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. It didn't hurt at all! He also teaches me how to take care of my teeth. Before I go home, he always gives me a surprise. Last time I went, he gave me a rubber spider(蜘蛛)to scare my {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with!