48．A．some              B．any                  C．much                    D．few

47．A．brother             B．sister                     C．father                            D．mother

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

45．A．came along          B．came over             C．came true             D．came from

44．A．oldest              B．funniest                 C．best                       D．finest

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

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

41．A．the other           B．another                 C．others                     D．other

But do you know where the idea for the holiday  45 ? We should thank one woman．She brought up the idea of having  46  day．She had a deep love for her  47 ．After her mother died, she wrote letters to  48  important persons．In her letters she  49  them to decide a day for all mothers． 50  Mother's Day was made on the second Sunday in May in 1913．

40．The waiter asked        he would like some coffee．

A．why                      B．what                      C．where                D．whether

Mother's Day is celebrated (庆祝) in the USA．It's also a holiday in many  41  countries．It's on the second Sunday in May．It is a day to thank mothers． 42  that day mothers usually  43  flowers and cards．On the cards, their children may write "Thanks, mum", "To the  44  mother in the world" or "Best wishes for Mother's Day"．．．