11. On one spring day, ____ Pilgrims met two native Americans, Squanto and Samoset, who could speak English.
A. an B. the C. a D. x
12. One Chinese legend has it that the Jade Emperor asked for twelve representatives of the animal species on Earth to be brought to his ____ kingdom.
A. heavenly B. sky C. heaven D. space
13. Before the wedding, the groom usually asks his best friend to be his ____, and the bride may have one or more ____.
A. best man - bridesmaids B. best man - housemaids
C. closest man best maids D. good man - best maids
14. Squanto and Samoset became ____ friends with the Pilgrims and gave them a lot of ____ advice about how to grow food and build homes to make their lives easier.
A. a - a B. X - X C. a - the D. the - a
15. However, another version says the ____ of the 12 animals in the Chinese horoscope was decided thousands of years ago by Buddha, who called for a New Year's meeting of animals.
A. site B. pan C. order D. position
16. They had ____ food and ____ warm homes for the winter, so they wanted to say thank you to their native American friends.
A. a - a B. x - x C. a - the D. the - a
17. People from ____ cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, and creative solutions to difficult problems.
A. diversify B. diversification C. diverse D. diversity
18. No one knows the real origins of the Chinese ____ representing the cycles of the lunar year.
A. horoscope B. cycle C. stars D. space