VIII.阅读下列短文，以约30 个词概括短文内容：（不用写其他内容）（5 ）

In the United States and a number of other countries, the second Sunday in May is celebrated as Mother’s Day.

The history of Mother’s Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of the ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers delicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother’s Day.

In 1907, a woman named Anna Jarvis thought mothers should be honored with expressions of love and respect and began a campaign to honor mothers in America. She talked to friends and friends of friends. She wrote to congressmen(国会议员),local leaders, teachers and newspaper publishers. Finally , President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution in May of nineteen fourteen that officially established Mother’s Day. Slowly and gradually Mother’s Day became very popular and its gift giving activity increased.

21. To many teenagers the cellphone is not only _____useful tool but also ____ way to have fun and be cool.

A. the…the               B. an…the                  C. a…a                     D.a… 不填

22. __________unexpected advice they have given us!

A. What           B. what an                C. How              D. How an

23. Environmental experts are those who devote ______to______ nature and environment.

A. them…protecting                                     B. their…protect

C. themselves…to protect                   D. themselves…protecting

24. Is this park ________has been built to keep the milu dear?

A. which                     C. the one                           C. that                        D. the one that

25. These photos reminded him of the places ________he visited last year.

A. which                     B. that                        C.不填               D. all above

26. He said he would rather not ________it right now.

A. doing                      B. to do                       C. do                          D. to be doing

27. Great changes _______in our city in the past twenty years.

A. have been taken place                          B. have taken place

C. took place                                                  D. were taken place

28. Think after you read ____.

A.which words do you need to look up    B. you need to look up which words

C. which words need you look up        D. which words you need to look up

29. I won’t listen to the new CD unless I ______my homework.

A. will finish               B. shall finish           C. finish                      D. finished