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People in the United States honor their parents with two special days, Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.

Mother’s Day was proclaimed (宣布) a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation(康乃馨).

In 1909, Mrs Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910, the first father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator(参议员) Margaret Chase Smith helped to establish Father’s Day as a national commemorative day, in 1972.

These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues(烧烤) for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but is the thought that counts. Greeting card stores, florists(花店), candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.

1. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If a person wears a red carnation, it shows that the mother is still living.

2.   Which sentence is main sentence of the fifth paragraph? (Please answer within 10 words)

3.       What day is Mother’s Day ?

4.       Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

Answer 1

1.A red one symbolizes a living mother.

2.These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.

3.The second Sunday in May is Mother’s day.

4.礼物的贵贱并不重要，重要的是对父母的心意。