Just a day before Americans across the country sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey dinners, Obama was on hand to free the turkeys. As is tradition, the president was accompanied by his daughters, Malia and Sasha. "They do this to make me feel good, not because they think this is something I should be doing, and as you get older you will be grateful when your kids are with you like this and I am grateful for this," Obama said.

This year, there were two turkeys up for the National Thanksgiving Turkey, and Americans were able to vote on Twitter for which bird should be crowned the winner. While there could only be one winner, both turkeys were freed by the president. The turkeys were named "Honest" and "Abe" by schoolchildren in California. The vote was a close race, but Abe came out on top with 55 percent of the vote. While the two turkeys are both originally from California’s Central Valley, they will not be returning to the Golden State, but rather will be spending the rest of their lives on a farm in Virginia.

"We go through difficult times, so often the news of the day can make people feel bad," the president said, "but the fact is that we live in the greatest country on earth and we are blessed in so many ways."

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1.What is must food on Thanksgiving Day?

A Bread.

B Turkeys.

C Beef.

D Mutton.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句Just a day before Americans across the country sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving with turkey dinners, Obama was on hand to free the turkeys.可知，火鸡是感恩节的必备食物，故选B。

2.Obama is _____ his daughters’ attending.

A grateful to

B interested in

C excited about

D surprised at

解析：选A。观点态度题。根据第一段最后一句…and I am grateful for this…可知，故选A。

3.People will vote on______to decide to crown one of the two turkeys.

A Facebook

B QQ

C Twitter

D Wechat

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句…and Americans were able to vote on Twitter for which bird should be crowned the winner.可知，故选C。

4.Where will the two turkeys go after they are freed?

A Virginia.

B Washington.

C California.

D Golden State.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句…but rather will be spending the rest of their lives on a farm in Virginia.可知，故选A。

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A Obama and his two daughters.

B The celebration of Thanksgiving Day.

C Everyone gets a second chance in America.

D Obama saves turkeys in time for Thanksgiving.

解析：选D。文章标题题。D项“奥巴马感恩节前赦免火鸡”符合文章内容叙述，故选D。