As many people around the world celebrate Mother's Day, a Chinese scholar and member of a top national advisory body had made it his mission to create China's own Mother's Day．

Li Hanqiu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference（CPPCC）National Committee, suggested that the second day of the fourth lunar month, which fell on May 18 this year, be the day．

It coincided with the birthday of 4^th century BC philosopher Mencius, whose mother has long been considered the epitome（典范）of maternal devotion and love．

Li has called for the traditional Western gift of carnations（康乃馨）for the day to be changed to lilies, which in ancient times were planted by mothers in their courtyards as a sign of sorrow at their children leaving home．

“in a country with a deeply-rooted tradition of filial piety（虔诚的考道）, we should have our own occasion for people to express love for mothers according to Chinese custom,”Li said．He has founded a non-government organization “Chinese Mother's Festival Promotion Society” with the support of around 100 Confucian scholars and lecturers of ethics．It celebrated its first Chinese Mother's Day Festival on May 18．

This was the first year and the celebration was held only in Zoucheng city of Shandong Province and Shijiazhuang in Hebei．It will be accepted by more Chinese people at home and abroad as time goes on．

Li also plans to build a theme park on maternal culture in Zoucheng, the birthplace of Mencius．According to Li, the society plans to send pamphlets（小册子）over the next few years to a million students in 100 cities．To ensure the festival becomes entrenched in Chinese society may be an arduous process, hut it is definitely worth doing．

1．What's the date of China's Mother's Day?

A．Lunar May 18 

B．April 2

C．The second day of the fourth lunar month

D．The second Sunday in May

2．The gift for China's Mother's Day is ________．

A．carnations                      B．roses               C．lilies                D．lotus

3．From the passage, we learn that ________．

A．Li Hanqiu's hometown is in Zoucheng city of Shandong Province

B．Li Hanqiu has taken great trouble to create China's Mother's Day

C．Li Hanqiu can get many profits from the change

D．Li Hanqiu gives up building a theme park on maternal culture

4．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The tradition of filial piety is deep-rooted in China．

B．Mencius' mother is the epitome of maternal devotion and love．

C．China will celebrate its own mother's days in its own way．

D．The celebration of China's Mother's Day has been accepted by all Chinese people