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Columbus
Day is on the second Monday of October, in the United States. .That means most federal offices are
closed.
The holiday
honors the first visit to America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.
Columbus thought he could reach the Far East by sailing west across the
Atlantic Ocean from Europe. He was right, but he was also wrong. He thought the
world was much smaller than it is. .
Columbus
and his crew arrived in October 1492 on an island they called San Salvador, in
today's Bahamas. They explored that island and nearby islands now known as Cuba
and Hispaniola. . That is
why he called the people who lived on the islands "Indians".
, even though local plants where he explored were unknown in
Europe or Asia, and native people did not understand any languages spoken in
the East.
Columbus
made several other trips to what was called the New World. He saw the coast of
South America and the island of Jamaica.
During his
trips, Columbus explored islands and waterways, searching for a passage to the
Indies. He never found it. .
Yet, he always believed he had found the Indies.
A. It is a
federal holiday
B. Columbus
treated native people badly
C. He refused to
accept he was wrong about the geography
D. Nor did he
find spices or great amounts of gold as he had hoped
E. Other European
explorers did land in what is now the United States
F. He did not
imagine that another continent lay between Europe and East Asia
G. Columbus
believed these were the coastal islands of East Asia, then called the Indies
答案:【1】A【2】F【3】G【4】C【5】D