—Mother’s Day is celebrated across the world on the           Sunday in May.

—That’s right. People show their love for their mothers by giving some presents.

A. first       B. second          C. third      D. last

    Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US．It’s also a holiday in some  1  countries．It is on the second Sunday in May．It is a day to thank mothers．

    2   that day mothers usually  3  flowers and cards．On the cards，children will write ” Thanks．Mum．” ”To my best mother in the world” ”Best wishes for Mother’s Day” and so on．

    Where does the idea for the holiday  4  ? We should thank Miss Anna M．Jarvis．She brought up the idea of having  5  day．She lived in West Virginia．Her mother died  6 

May 9，1925．

    She  7  her mother．She wrote letters to some  8  persons．In her letters she asked them to decide a day for  9  mothers．Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913．

    On Mother’s Day，children give presents to their mothers，or the whole family go out and try to do  10   for their mothers．   

1．A．the other           B．other    C．else D．another

2．A．In                  B．On        C．At         D．of

3．A．send               B．give       C．receive     D．buy

4．A．be from          B．is from   C．come from      D．comes from

5．A．a such           B．such a    C．so a        D．a so

6．A．in           B．on         C．at            D．about

7．A．had a deep love for        B．had a good time with

   C．got on well with              D．was very pleased with

8．A．kind               B．smart    C．great        D．important

9．A．every             B．all          C．none        D．each

10．A．nice something            B．something nice

    C．anything nice                 D．nice everything

A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says:“I want one ticket to the zoo ” and gives him one Yuan. The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds and then says to him, “How old are you, young man?” The mother begins to speak, but the conductor stops her. The boy says: “I am four at home, and two in the buses.” At last the mother has to take fifty fen out of her pocket and gives it to the conductor.

1. 1.

   Why does the conductor look at the small boy for a few seconds ?

   1. A.
      She likes him
   2. B.
      She thinks the boy need to buy a half-price ticket
   3. C.
      She knows the small boy.
   4. D.
      She saw the boy somewhere
2. 2.

   Why does the conductor stop the mother and let the boy say?

   1. A.
      The boy’s words are interesting
   2. B.
      The mother is a bad mother
   3. C.
      The small boy can tell the truth
   4. D.
      She loves the small boy
3. 3.

   At last the mother ______________.

   1. A.
      buys another ticket
   2. B.
      buys a half-price ticket for the boy
   3. C.
      says sorry to the conductor
   4. D.
      gives one Yuan to the conductor
4. 4.

   What does the word “conductor” mean?

   1. A.
      司机
   2. B.
      售票员
   3. C.
      乘客
   4. D.
      警察
5. 5.

   From the story we can see ______________.

   1. A.
      every boy must buy a ticket in the bus
   2. B.
      when a child is four, he must buy a ticket
   3. C.
      sometimes a child is more honest（诚实）than his parents
   4. D.
      women are not good mothers

flowers and cards. On the cards, children will write “Thanks, mother” “To the best mother in the world” “Best   3    for Mother’s Day” and so on.

Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank Miss Anna M.Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She    4   West Virginia. Her mother   5   on May 9,1905.

She had a deep love for her mother. She wrote letters to   6   important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for   7   mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by the US in 1913.

On Mother’s Day, children give   8   ,   9   the whole family go out and try to do   10   

for their mothers.

1.A.On　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.At　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.In　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Of

2.A.buy　　　　　　　　　　    B.receive　　　　　　　　　　  C.send　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.borrow

3.A.wish　　　　　　　　　　  B.to wish　　　　　　　　　　  C.wishes　　　　　　　　　　  D.wished

4.A.lived on　　　　　　　　  B.lived to　　　　　　　　　　  C.lived for　　　　　　　　    D.lived in

5.A.died　　　　　　　　　　   B.dead　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.is dead　　　　　　　　　　  D.die

6.A.many　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.any　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.much　　　　　　　　　　    D.a lot

7.A.both　　　　　　　　　　   B.all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.none　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.every

8.A.present to their mothers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.presents to their mothers

C.presents for their mother　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.their mother presents

9.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.or 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C.than　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.yet

10.A.something nice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.anything nice

C.nice everything　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.nice something