X.Read the texts below and decide what part of speech in A, B, C or D best fits each gap in the sentences.
(1) _______ to tradition, the first American Thanksgiving was (2) _______ in 1621 by the English Pilgrims who had founded the Plymouth Colony. The Pilgrims marked the (3) _______ by (4) _______ with their Native American guests who brought gifts of food as a gesture of goodwill. Although this event was an important part of American colonial history, there is no (5) _______that any of the (6) _______thought of the feast as a thanksgiving celebration. Two years later, during a period of drought, a day of fasting and prayer was changed to one of thanksgiving because rains came during the prayers. (7) _______the custom (8) _______among New Englanders to (9) _______celebrate Thanksgiving after the harvest. This tradition is very (10)______ 1. а) Accordingly b) Accordance c) According d) Accordant
2. а) celebrating b) celebrated c) celebration d) celebrate
3. а) occasion b) occasional c) occasionally d) occasionalism
4. а) feast b) feasted c) festivity d) feasting
5. а) evident b) evidently c) evidence d) evidenced
6. а) participate b) participating c) participants d) participated
7. а) Grade b) Gradually c) Graded d) Gradual
8. а) prevailed b) prevalence c) prevailing d) prevalent
9. а) annual b) annum c) annualize d) annually
10. a) popular b) inpopular c) dispopular d)unpopular
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