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HOLIDAYS: Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Choose the best response to complete each sentence.
1. Labor Day (spelled "Labour Day" in Canada) is a North American holiday that takes
(
place/location
) on the first Monday in September.
2. This holiday was created back in 1882 to
(
honor/cherish
) working individuals and provide them with a day off.
3. These days, the holiday is regarded as the
(
symbol/symbolic
) end of Summer.
4. It is a low-
(
key/action
) holiday - there aren't too many events or activities associated with it. For most people, it is
(
simple/simply
) a day of rest.
5. Like other holidays such as Memorial Day, and the Fourth of July, this holiday is all about
(
recreation/creation
) - getting together with friends and family for barbecues, picnics, etc.
6. In many other parts of the world, including the UK, this holiday is
(
celebration/celebrated
) on May 1st.
7. A well-known (and humorous) fashion
(
custom/customer
) was that one shouldn't wear white (shoes/clothes) after Labor Day. These days, few people
(
advertise/adhere
) to this.
8. One famous American Labor Day tradition is the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, a TV
(
fundmaker/fundraiser
) which has been raising money for needy children since 1966.
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