In many countries around the world，May 1 ^stis a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day．It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs．But do you know how it started？

During the late 1880s， in many parts of the world．people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories，but made very little money．Later，in the United States and Canada，working people got together to set up unions（工会）．The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工资），but many of the bosses ▲．

On May 1 ^st，1886，men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets．They walked through cities and towns to forcebosses to let them work eight hours a day． In the city of Chicago，several people died in fighting with the police．Over the next few years， people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1 ^stto honor workers everywhere． By the early twentieth century， the first of May became a national holiday in many countries．

However， in the United States and Canada， May 1 ^stis not a holiday． North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September． Today in the United States， Labor Day is mostly about having fun． People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family． In many parts of the United States， Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation， and students return to school the next day．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案．

（1）How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s？ 　　

A．	For 8﹣﹣﹣10 hours．
B．	For 10﹣﹣﹣12 hours．
C．	For 12﹣﹣﹣14 hours．
D．	For 14﹣﹣﹣16 hours．

（2）Which can be the best for ▲？ 　　

A．	refused their ideas
B．	accepted their ideas
C．	agreed with them
D．	understood them

（3）What does the underlined word " force" mean？ 　　

A．	感激
B．	迫使
C．	宣扬
D．	欣赏

（4）Which is the right order（顺序） of the following events？ 　　

①Working people began to fight for better life．

②People stopped working on May 1 ^st to honor workers．

③Working people set up unions．

A．	①②③
B．	②①③
C．	③②①
D．	③①②

（5）How do people often celebrate Labor Day in America nowadays？ 　　

A．	By working all day．
B．	By giving gifts to working people．
C．	By having fun with friends or family．
D．	By having a big ceremony．

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