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England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century,  21   many people worked as household servants for the   22 , "Mothering Sunday" was _ 23   for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this   24  stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people, one  25  for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century． In the United States, Mother's Day did not become a（n）   26   holiday until 1915．Its establishment was   27  due to the perseverance and love of one  28   , Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family  29   their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  30   her father served as a minister． When Mrs Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to   31   her．She asked a minister at the church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）  32   memory of her mother． On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, ministers there honoured Mrs.Jarvis and all mothers with a (n)  33   Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen, asking them to   34   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   35   it． On Mother' s Day morning some American children  36   the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers  37  which they have made themselves or bought in   38  ．Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers   39 , they may bring white carnations to their grave（坟墓）sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American   40   ．On the special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner! 21．A．before         B．since             C．when         D．until 22．A．rich           B．poor               C．living           D．injured 23．A．protected      B．reserved           C．changed         D．persuaded 24．A．form          B．custom            C．habit           D．plan 25．A．Monday       B．Wednesday        C．Sunday           D．Friday 26．A．ordinary       B．common           C．regular         D．official 27．A．nearly       B．largely              C．deeply         D．highly 28．A．mother       B．sister               C．daughter        D．waitress 29．A．destroyed    B．found                C．made             D．left 30．A．where        B.  when           C．why              D．how 31．A．reward       B．honour               C．award            D．inspire 32．A．on           B．at                   C．in               D．for 33．A．special       B．expensive           C．simple          D．easy  34．A．put off       B．give up             C．take on          D．set aside 35．A．understood   B．received        C．celebrated      D．prevented 36．A．follow  B．refuse               C．accept          D．support 37．A．letters       B．gifts               C．calls                    D．toys 38．A．schools     B．churches              C．stores                 D．hospitals  39．A．went ahead       B．moved on            C．stayed up              D．passed away 40．A．restaurants       B．departments           C．offices               D．markets 答案：CABBC        DBCCA      BCADC        ABCDA

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