Question

 Mother’s Day is an important holiday all over the world. InAmerica, Mother’s Day is even a national holiday today. The idea for Mother’s Day 1 an American woman named Anna Jarvis. Anna hoped there would be a day for people to show 2  to their mothers，so she wrote many letters to important people during her life.

In 1914，the second Sunday in May was made as Mother’s Day. People in Denmark，Italy，Turkey， Australia and Belgium all 3 Mother’s Day on the same day as Americans. The day gives people a good opportunity (机会）to thank mothers. People of all ages do many things to make the day special for their mothers. A typical (典型的)way is to make mothers stay  4 in bed. That means a mother doesn’t need to

5 early to make breakfast for her children and husband. 6    ，they make breakfast for her. Kids do secret things to 7 their moms. They write love letters to their moms. Some even make gifts for their moms by themselves. Anna Jarvis ’ mother 8 carnations (康乃馨），so she chose carnations as gifts for her mothers on Mother’s Day. Carnations of different 9   have different meanings. People buy red carnations if their mothers are alive. 10    ，

white ones are used to show love to dead mothers.

(    ) 1. A. came out    B. came from

      C. called out    D. depended    on

(    ) 2. A.    love    B. dish

        C. skill    D. hunger

(    ) 3. A.    remember    B. show

         C. celebrate    D. cause

(    ) 4. A.    earlier    B. shorter

          C. bigger    D. longer

(    ) 5. A.    give up    B. get up

        C. cheer up    D. clean up

(    ) 6. A.    Unless    B. Although

       C. At first    D. Instead

(    ) 7. A.    hurt    B. surprise

          C. describe    D. wonder

(    ) 8. A.    liked    B. drew

          C. hated    D. threw

(    ) 9. A.    ages    B. sizes

          C. colors    D. shapes

(    ) 10. A. In the end    B. However

           C. Whatever    D. Actually

Answer 1

 1. B 2. A  3. C 4.D  5. B 6. D  7. B 8. A

9. C 10. B