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　　Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two 1 and one or two children each.

　　Children in the USA will 2 their parents' home when they grow up. They usually live 3 their parents because they want to find good job. They often 4 to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on 5 .

　　Parents usually let their children choose their 6 jobs. Americans think it 7 for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

　　Children are asked to do some work 8 their house. And in many families, children are 9 for doing some housework so that they can learn 10 to make money for their own use.

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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

Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families，children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1.The size of most American families is ______ that of other countries.

A. larger than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. smaller than

C as big as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as small as

2.When children grow up，they leave their parents’ home to ______.

A. get married　　　　　　   B. be free　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. find good jobs　　　　   D. study

3.They visit their parents ______.

A. on weekdays　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. on weekends

C. at any time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. on holiday

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Children have the freedom to choose their own jobs.

B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D. When children grow up，they usually live far away from their home.

5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______.

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

B. their children required them to do so

C. they are rich

D. it is required by law