Today， many people send cards， presents and flowers on Mother’s Day to show their love， but few people know how Mother’s Day started. The earliest festival for _ _ was from Greece. Christians (基督教徒) celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday. In England， people celebrated the holiday to _ _ all the mothers and called it “Mothering Sunday”.
In America， Mother’s Day started nearly 150 _ _ ago. Anna Jarvis， a housewife， organized a day to raise people’s awareness(意识) of the poor. She believed that mothers would _ __ her. She called it “Mother’s Work Day”. In 1905 whe_ _nna__ __， her daughter， also named Anna， began an activity in memory of the work of her mother. She __ __ what her mother said， “There are many days for __ __， but none for mothers”. She wrote letters to lots of famous people asking for a day for mothers. After three years， Anna handed out her mother’s favorite flowers， white carnations (康乃馨) at a church. In 1913， the government (政府)decided that officials(官员) would wear__ __ carnations on Mother’s Day. The next year， Mother’s Day_ __an American national holiday and it was on the second Sunday in May.
Soon ， more and more countries began to _ __ Mother’s Day. It became a popular holiday all over the world.
A．sisters B．mothers C．fathers D．Teachers
A．thank B．allow C．discover D．treat
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．change B．suppose C．support D．advise
A．died B．woke C．ran D．started
A．cheered B．reminded C．forgot D．remembered
A．flowers B．men C．stars D．animals
A．white B．red C．yellow D．pink
A．became B．named C．planned D．imagined
A． invite B．express C．celebrate D．develop
My friend, David Smith, kept birds. One day he phoned and 26 me he would be away for a week. He asked me to feed the bird 27 him and said he would leave his key in my mailbox.
Unfortunately, I did not remember to feed the birds28 the night before David was going to return. I rushed out of my house and it was already dark when I arrived at 29 house. I soon found the key he gave me could unlock neither the front door 30 the back door! I kept 31 of what David would say when came back.
Then I noticed 32 one bedroom window was open. I found a big tone and pushed it under the window 33 the stone was very heavy. I of niose. But in the end, I managed to climb up.
I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone34 a torch(电筒)up at me. I looked down and saw35 policeman and an old lady, one of David’s neighbours. “What are you doing up there?” Said the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Smith’s birds.”
A．tell B．tells C．told D．had told
A．with B．to C．for D．at
A．until B．before C．as D．since
A．her B．his C．their D．our
A．and B．but C．or D．nor
A．to think B．think C．thinking D．thought
A．how B．that C．what D．why
A．If B．Because C．When D．Whether
A．is shinning B．was shone C．shines D．was shining
A．a B．the C．an D．/
April 27 is a special day in Britain. It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day. It was __36__ to Britain in 1994 from America. On that day thousands of girls take a day __37__ school and go with one of their parents to their work places. By doing this, it can __38__ girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at __39__ their parents are doing. This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a __40__. Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office. This helped her __41__ her mother’s work better. She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies __42__ the activity, too. Some schools __43__ make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more self-confidence are more likely to be __44__ than common girls. __45__ parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them, they will do better than others. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A．sent B．given C．brought D．taken
A．off B．at C．away D．of
A．talk B．keep C．teach D．make
A．which B．what C．that D．whom
A．place B．school C．friend D．job
A．thank B．understand C．praise D．remember
A．hold B．refuse C．choose D．support
A．just B．never C．even D．ever
A．successful B．polite C．friendly D．knowledgeable
In the 13th century, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China. He was a famous Italian 31 During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he 32 was that the Chinese used paper money. People in 33 countries didn’t use paper money until the 17th century. However,people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century. 34 was invented by a Chinese about 2 000 years ago. His name was Cai Lun. He then35 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 36 .
Now paper mainly comes from trees. We use it every day. 37 we waste a lot of it. If we keep on doing so, people 38 cut down many more trees. Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 39 , there will be no paper.
So how can we 40 paper? When we making notes,we can use 41 sides of each piece of paper. We can buy drinks in bottles instead of 42 in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchiefs ( 棉手帕) and not the paper ones.
43 we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag, we can keep it and44 it later. We can help to protect trees if we think 45 . We should to it now,before it is too late.
A．traveller B．actor C．doctor D．driver
A．disliked B．disagreed C．invented D．discovered
A．Eastern B．Western C．Southern D．Northern
A．Iron B．Paper C．Television D．Silk
A．collected B．divided C．moved D．put
A．magazine B．newspaper C．book D．dictionary
A．Sometime B．Some time C．Sometimes D．Some times
A．have to B．mustn’t C．used to D．shouldn’t
A．make B．use C．save D．buy
A．all B．each C．every D．both
A．them B．those C．these D．ones
A．Before B．After C．As soon as D．When
A．repair B．record C．reuse D．return
A．carefully B．badly C．quickly D．freely
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．
“I didn’t know 34I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch38 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but 40 saved her life.”
A．interest B．interested C．interesting D．interests
A．sent B．sends C．was sending D．is sending
A．thousand B．thousand of C．thousands D．thousands of
A．how B．what C．where D．when
A．So B．And C．But D．As
A．telephoned B．replied C．found D．talked
A．better B．worse C．harder D．easier
A．with B．on C．to D．at
A．Hardly B．Happily C．Luckily D．Carefully
A．a boy B．doctors C．the police D．email
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s 46. There was nothing inside except a little money and an old 47—a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl 48the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the
49station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.
That evening I went to have 50with my aunt and uncle. They also 51a young woman. So there were 52people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite 53that we had met before, but I couldn’t 54where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon. 55I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.A. wallet B. name C. money
A. book B. table C. photo
A. looked like B. took care of C. worried about
A. bus B. railway C. police
A. dinner B. breakfast C. lunch
A. found B. invited C. had
A. three B. four C. five
A. true B. right C. sure
A. get B. remember C. forget
A. Suddenly B. Unluckily C. Sadly