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England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,  31   many people worked as household servants for the   32 , "Mothering Sunday" was _ 33   for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this   34  stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one  35  for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．

In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）   36   holiday until 1915．Its establishment was   37  due to the perseverance and love of one  38   , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family  39   their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  40   her father served as a minister．

When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to   41   her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（佈道）  42   memory of her mother．

On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured is and all mothers with a (n)  43   Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to   44   a day to honour mothers. In 1910, the governor of West Virginia proclaimed(宣佈) the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state   45   it．

On Mother' s Day morning some American children   46   the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers   47  which they have made themselves or bought in   48  ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers   49 , they may bring white carnations to their grave（墳墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American   50   ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!

31．A．before         B．since             C．when               D．until

32．A．rich              B．poor                C．living               D．injured

33．A．protected         B．reserved                                 C．changed         D．persuaded

34．A．form            B．custom            C．habit            D．plan

35．A．Monday        B．Wednesday         C．Sunday         D．Friday

36．A．ordinary         B．common                                    C．regular          D．official

37．A．nearly          B．largely              C．deeply           D．highly

38．A．mother           B．sister               C．daughter         D．waitress

39．A．destroyed       B．found               C．made             D．left

40．A．where           B.  when                  C．why               D．how

41．A．reward           B．honour             C．award            D．inspire

42．A．on                B．at                                        C．in                 D．for

43．A．special         B．expensive         C．simple           D．easy          

44．A．put off          B．give up             C．take on           D．set aside

45．A．understood     B．received             C．celebrated        D．prevented

46．A．follow               B．refuse              C．accept           D．support

47．A．letters          B．gifts                 C．calls            D．toys

48．A．schools         B．churches          C．stores           D．hospitals   

49．A．went ahead     B．moved on          C．stayed up        D．passed away

50．A．restaurants      B．departments        C．offices           D．markets   

【回答】

31-35 CABBC      36-40 DBCCA       41-45 BCADC         46-50 ABCDA

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