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　　For hundreds of years，the British people have remembered their mothers on Mothering Sunday．In the old days，workers had time off from work to visit their mothers．

　　Today，most people in Britain call Mothering Sunday“Mother's Day．”Children send cards to their mothers on that day．They give their mothers flowers or sweets as presents．Fathers and children do all the cooking and housework to give mothers a rest．They do their best to show their love for them．

　　In the USA，mothers are remembered on Mother's Day，too．Mother's Day started quite differently from the way it started in Britain．

　　In the 1860s，there was a terrible war in the United States between the North and the South．There was a small town in the middle of the USA called Pruntytown．In this town,half of the people fought on the northern side and another half fought on the southern side．At the end of the war，the people hated each other．

　　Mrs Ann Reeves Jarvis wanted the people to make friends with each other again，so she started“Mother's Friendship Day.”On that day，she visited all the other mothers in her town and said。“God bless you．Let's be friends with each other again．”

　　Her idea succeeded．The same thing happened in other parts of the country．Soon，all the women in the United States followed her example．After Mrs Jarvis died．her daughter carried on the same idea，but she called“Mother's Friendship Day”as“Mother's Day”．The first Mother's Day was in 1908．In 1914，Mother's Day，the second Sunday in May，became a public holiday．On that day，every public building in the USA flies the American national flag．

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　　For me, Chirstmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 　　1　　 to Father Chirstmas, telling him about all the presents we 　　2　　．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”……

　　Christman Eve came, The whole family helped to 　　3　　 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 　　4　　 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Chirstmas and then put our 　　5　　 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 　　6　　 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 　　7　　-Christmas morning!

　　We couldn’t wait to 　　8　　 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small present and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 　　9　　 our new present．Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．

　　　　10　　 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 　　11　　．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 　　12　　 cake covered with snowmen．It didn’t seem possible, 　　13　　 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 　　14　　．As soon as Mom 　　15　　 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．

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　　For me, Christmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 　　1　　 to Father Christmas, telling him about all the presents we 　　2　　．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”…

　　Christmas Eve came, the whole family helped to 　　3　　 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 　　4　　 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Christmas and then put our 　　5　　 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 　　6　　 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 　　7　　－Christmas morning!

　　We couldn't wait to 　　8　　 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 　　9　　 our new presents．Lunch was always late, but what a nice lunch! Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．

　　　　10　　 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen's speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 　　11　　．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 　　12　　 cake covered with snowmen．It didn't seem possible, 　　13　　 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 　　14　　．As soon as Mom 　　15　　 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．

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Dear Li Wen,

Thank you for your letter．It is a pleasure to hear from you again．In your letter, you told me that you had so many friends that you had to take part in a birthday party every few weeks．I think it is 　　1　　 to have or take part in one's birthday party．However, as a student, it is not good to spend 　　2　　 time and money on it．I know now that 　　3　　 birthday is in a few weeks' time．Since you said you were getting tired of 　　4　　 one's birthday in this way, perhaps it's 　　5　　 good chance to change it．You can invite your friends and have a simple party 　　6　　 a birthday cake, some drinks and fruits at home．You can 　　7　　 them you prefer some small but meaningful presents made by hands such as a(an)　　8　　, a bookmark and so on．After all(毕竟), the most expensive present may not be the 　　9　　 present, as friendship can't be bought with money．The presents 　　10　　 are made by your friends themselves might be kept in your mind forever．The party wouldn't last long．One hour should be enough, don't you think so?And I am sure you will have a good time on your birthday．

Best wishes to you and your friends!

Editor

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　　For me, Chirstmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 　　1　　 to Father Chirstmas, telling him about all the presents we 　　2　　．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”…

　　Christman Eve came, The whole family helped to 　　3　　 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 　　4　　 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Chirstmas and then put our 　　5　　 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 　　6　　 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 　　7　　 Christmas morning!

　　We couldn’t wait to 　　8　　 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small present and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 　　9　　 our new present．Lunch was always late, but what a lunch!Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．

　　　　10　　 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 　　11　　．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 　　12　　 cake covered with snowmen．It didn’t seem possible, 　　13　　 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 　　14　　．As soon as Mom 　　15　　 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．

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