Mother’s Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she’s special to you. Finding the right gift for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make? These following ideas may help you.

Gift of Time

Moms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/ Son Day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.

Home Video

Take your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process(过程) can be great fun and the result is often priceless(无价的).

Mom Mix

Make a CD for her. It’s a collection of all the songs that remind her of you and your growing up.

Write a Letter

Write a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.

Flowers

People send carnations(康乃馨) on Mother’s Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.

Dinner

Make a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don’t forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.

1.Why is it not easy to find a right gift on Mother’s Day?

   A. Because we want to save money   B. Because mothers don’t like gifts

   C. Because we always want to get something special

2.Making a home video may be _________.

   A fun   B. boring    C. easy

3.What does the underlined word “remind” mean in Chinese?

   A 使…防范   B. 使…想起   C. 使…经过

4.How many kinds of ideas have been mentioned here for Mother’s Day?

   A 4    B. 5    C. 6

5.From the passage we know ________.

   A you can buy a big cake for your mom on Mother’s Day

   B. writing a letter is better than sending a simple card to your mom on Mother’s Day

   C. inviting your mom to eat in a restaurant is a good gift for her.

    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

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

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