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．another

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 such           B．such a    C．so a        D．a so

6．A．in           B．on         C．at            D．about

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．all          C．none        D．each

10．A．nice something            B．something nice

    C．anything nice                 D．nice everything

    Mother's Day is a vacation for mothers．It is celebrated in the United States，England  India and some other countries．Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May．On that day，many people send gifts of love to their mothers．Those whose mothers are still living wear pink or red or carnation(康乃馨)，while those whose mothers are  dead wear a white one．

    The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anlla Jarvis of Philadelphia (费城)．As a result of her hard work，the celebration of the first America Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10，1908．Soon the vacation became popular all over the country and the world．In China，some young people do the same thing on the day for mothers．And，in some cities，people sometimes ask a song to be telecasted(电视播放)for their mothers．This might cost(花费)a little money，but as it is said，“Love is invaluable．”

1．On what day is Mother's Day?

   A．The second Sunday in May  B．The second Saturday in May

   C．The first Sunday in May

2．On Mother's Day，people in some cities of our country_______.

   A．must ask their mothers to sing songs

   B．ask the television station to telecast some songs for their mothers．

   C．wear a pink or red rose or carnation

3．The word “invaluable” in the sentence “Love is invaluable，”means_________.

    A．美丽的    B．自私的    C．无价的

4．The first Mother's Day in the world was held(举行)．in______.

   A．the United States    B．England    C.China

5．If a man wears a white rose on Mother's Day，it shows__________.

   A．his mother is still living    B. his mother is not living any more

   C．he likes the color

flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, mother” “To the best mother in the world” “Best   3    for Mother’s Day” and so on.

Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank Miss Anna M.Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She    4   West Virginia. Her mother   5   on May 9,1905.

She had a deep love for her mother. She wrote letters to   6   important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for   7   mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

On Mother’s Day, children give   8   ,   9   the whole family go out and try to do   10   

for their mothers.

1.A.On　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.At　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.In　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Of

2.A.buy　　　　　　　　　　    B.receive　　　　　　　　　　  C.send　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrow

3.A.wish　　　　　　　　　　  B.to wish　　　　　　　　　　  C.wishes　　　　　　　　　　  D.wished

4.A.lived on　　　　　　　　  B.lived to　　　　　　　　　　  C.lived for　　　　　　　　    D.lived in

5.A.died　　　　　　　　　　   B.dead　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.is dead　　　　　　　　　　  D.die

6.A.many　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.any　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.much　　　　　　　　　　    D.a lot

7.A.both　　　　　　　　　　   B.all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.none　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.every

8.A.present to their mothers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.presents to their mothers

C.presents for their mother　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.their mother presents

9.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.than　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.yet

10.A.something nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.anything nice

C.nice everything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.nice something