This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans    (tradition) gather for a large holiday meal with family and friends. Most schools   (close) from Friday for Thanksgiving break. Some students get all week off. So where does this leave international students? We asked a few colleges and universities      the country for this week’s report.
In the Northeast, Green Mountain College has twenty-nine international students this year out of    student population of about eight hundred. Dick Weis, the director of international programs, says teachers and     (coach) invite international students to their homes for Thanksgiving. Professor Weis is having six or seven at his house for the holiday.
Local organizations also get involved. One group   name is the Atlanta Ministry with International Students is an example. It arranges(安排) for students in the Atlanta area to celebrate Thanksgiving with American families. The group also has a program    (call) Christmas International House.
In the Midwest, Morningside College has more than one thousand students, fourteen of  this year are from   countries. International student adviser Nadia Sifri says they are connected with local host families when they first arrive. The families provide a home away from home, she says,     they generally invite the students to spend Thanksgiving with them.