You may have seen many pumpkins in posters and TV shows recently, .
Lanterns made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o'-lanterns, are often seen during Halloween. and put them in front of their houses. People hollow out (挖空) a pumpkin, carve (雕刻) a face on one side, and place a candle inside to make the pumpkin glow. .
This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, . It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices to give it a nice flavor (味道). People often put some whipped (搅过的) cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favourite things to eat during Thanksgiving.
There is also "pumpkin chucking (丢) ". . The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1.69 kilometers!
Finally, there are also pumpkin growing contests. For these contests, farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win the first prize.
A. Many people in the US like to make them
B. The lanterns can look funny or scary
C. It's a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air
D. since Halloween came on Oct. 31
E. pumpkin pie is a common food
F. Thanksgiving is a big festival in the US
