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Mother's Day is a time of commemoration(纪念) and celebration for Mom It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon scribbled "I Love YOu".

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be dated l to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During 2 , England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers

of 3 .' In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe. In 1907 Anna Jarvis. from Philadelphia. began a campaign(运动)to establish

( ) a 4 _ Mother's Day. Ms Jarvis persuaded(说服) her mother's church in

Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary(周年纪念)

of her mother's 5 , the 2nd Sunday of May. And the next year Mother's Day 6

in Philadelphia. Ms Jarvis and her supporters began to 7 0fficials, businessmen,

and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful, a$

8 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every 9 . President Woodrow Wilson, in-1914, announced Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held on

the 2nd Sunday of May each year.

While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at _ 10 throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy,

Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second

Sunday of May.

( ) 1. A. up B. back C. from D. down

( ) 2. A. 1620's B. 1620s C. the 1620s D. the 1620's ( ) 3. A. America B. world C. England D. Greece

( ) 4. A. public B. common C. traditional D. national

( ) 5. A. die B. death C. dying D. dead

( ) 6. A. was celebrated B. celebrated

C. had celebrated

D. had been celebrated

( ) 7. A. call B. write to

C. telephone

D. send e-mails to

( ) 8. A. by B. in C. before D. after

( ) 9. A. city B. country C. state D. place

( : )10. A. times B. the same time

C. different times

D. another time

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A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This is a traditional festival in Japan and many celebrations are held. This festival is a cheerful occasion（场合）, for

1 this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are

2 _ by the

living. ' 3 they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them Specially-made lanterns 4 0utside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that 5

out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered 6 for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the small lanterns which had been hung

in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over.