Question

    Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US．It’s also a holiday in some  1  countries．It is on the second Sunday in May．It is a day to thank mothers．

    2   that day mothers usually  3  flowers and cards．On the cards，children will write ” Thanks．Mum．” ”To my best mother in the world” ”Best wishes for Mother’s Day” and so on．

    Where does the idea for the holiday  4  ? We should thank Miss Anna M．Jarvis．She brought up the idea of having  5  day．She lived in West Virginia．Her mother died  6 

May 9，1925．

    She  7  her mother．She wrote letters to some  8  persons．In her letters she asked them to decide a day for  9  mothers．Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913．

    On Mother’s Day，children give presents to their mothers，or the whole family go out and try to do  10   for their mothers．   

1．A．the other           B．other    C．else D．a(chǎn)nother

2．A．In                  B．On        C．At         D．of

3．A．send               B．give       C．receive     D．buy

4．A．be from          B．is from   C．come from      D．comes from

5．A．a(chǎn) such           B．such a    C．so a        D．a(chǎn) so

6．A．in           B．on         C．a(chǎn)t            D．a(chǎn)bout

7．A．had a deep love for        B．had a good time with

   C．got on well with              D．was very pleased with

8．A．kind               B．smart    C．great        D．important

9．A．every             B．a(chǎn)ll          C．none        D．each

10．A．nice something            B．something nice

    C．a(chǎn)nything nice                 D．nice everything

Answer 1

1—5  BBCCB      6—10  BADBB