England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,
many people worked as household servants for the
, "Mothering Sunday" was _
for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this
stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one
for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．
In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）
holiday until 1915．Its establishment was
due to the perseverance and love of one
, Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family
their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
her father served as a minister．
When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to
her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）
memory of her mother．
On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n)
Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to
a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣布) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state
it．
On Mother' s Day morning some American children
the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers
which they have made themselves or bought in
．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers
, they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American
．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．when | D．until |
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| 小题2: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．living | D．injured |
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| 小题3: | | A．protected | B．reserved | C．changed | D．persuaded |
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| 小题4: | | A．form | B．custom | C．habit | D．plan |
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| 小题5: | | A．Monday | B．Wednesday | C．Sunday | D．Friday |
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| 小题6: | | A．ordinary | B．common | C．regular | D．official |
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| 小题7: | | A．nearly | B．largely | C．deeply | D．highly |
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| 小题8: | | A．mother | B．sister | C．daughter | D．waitress |
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| 小题9: | | A．destroyed | B．found | C．made | D．left |
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| 小题11: | | A．reward | B．honour | C．award | D．inspire |
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| 小题13: | | A．special | B．expensive | C．simple | D．easy |
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| 小题14: | | A．put off | B．give up | C．take on | D．set aside |
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| 小题15: | | A．understood | B．received | C．celebrated | D．prevented |
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| 小题16: | | A．follow | B．refuse | C．accept | D．support |
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| 小题17: | | A．letters | B．gifts | C．calls | D．toys |
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| 小题18: | | A．schools | B．churches | C．stores | D．hospitals |
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| 小题19: | | A．went ahead | B．moved on | C．stayed up | D．passed away |
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| 小题20: | | A．restaurants | B．departments | C．offices | D．markets |
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