My American friend kindly invited me to her home to celebrate this year's Thanksgiving Day. I ____ (experience) my first ever Thanksgiving.

    On that day, we watched the Thanksgiving parade (游行) in New York City on TV. My friend's family sat____front of the television. They came from all over the States and enjoyed being together____ (look) at their happy faces, I thought it was really a holiday for families, just like the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.

    That evening, we had a big Thanksgiving dinner. This ____(tradition) meal includes roast turkey, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables. When the dishes and plates arrived at the table, we started to take____ (turn) to say the things we were ____(thank) for. This, in fact, is a Thanksgiving tradition many families practice in the US.

    Then, the food ____(pass) around the table and we all ate far too much. I also had desserts with my dinner. There____(be) different kinds of pies, such as apple pies, pumpkin pies and coconut pies.

    If one mentions Thanksgiving, one must talk about Black Friday, the Friday ____follows Thanksgiving Day. Shops across the United States will give their ____(big) sales of the whole year on Black Friday. Many people go crazy about it. I saw many long queues outside the shops on that day.