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On Thanksgiving, Scott Macaulay is preparing a full turkey dinner for a whole bunch of people he’s never met. His 70guests----elderly people, low-income people, at-risk teens, and others—have one detail in common: without Macaulay, they’d be alone on Thanksgiving.
“What I do isn’t a big deal, really,” the 52-year-old said. “I just cook some food.”
Macaulay’s unconventional Thanksgiving tradition began in 1985, right around the time his parents decided to get divorced. The holidays got messy that year, and Macaulay, who was 24 at the time, sensed he’d be spending Thanksgiving alone. It was a terrible feeling.
“Thanksgiving isn’t about fireworks(烟火) or band concerts,” he said. “It’s a celebration around a table with food. It’s not fun to do that by yourself.”
Macaulay placed an ad in his local paper with a simple message: If people thought they might be alone on Thanksgiving, they could give Macaulay a call.
A few people showed up at Macaulay’s place that first year. It was nice. So he placed another ad the following year, and the year after that.
In recent years, Macaulay has been hosting his Thanksgiving dinners at local churches with lots of space. He still buys and prepares all the food himself and spends about 40 hours putting the whole affair together. On Thanksgiving Day, he runs around nonstop from about5a.m. to 8p.m. Macaulay said he’d love to see other people hold similar dinners all over the country. “I think someone in every town should do this,” he said, “so nobody has to be alone.”
(1) The underlined word “bunch” in the first paragraph could be replaced by “
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(2) What feature did those 70 people have in common? (no more than 10 words)
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(3) How did people know Macaulay’s invitation for Thanksgiving? (no more than 15words)
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(4) What’s the last paragraph mainly about? (No more than 10 words)
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(5) What do you think of Scott Macaulay? (no more than 30 words)
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