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Father’s Day

Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother’s Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time.

    Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans (41) it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart. He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife (42) away giving birth to their sixth child. He (43) six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly (44) back in those days.

    His daughter, Sonora Dodd, (45) when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his (46) . It was in the early 1900s and she was actually (47) one day, listening to a sermon on (48). She thought there should (49) be a Father’s Day celebration.

    And so the (50) was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death. Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated (51) since the 1970s.

    Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event (52) Mother’s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in (53) for so long. But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card. The card would probably have nice message in it (54) what a great Dad their father is. Some people do buy presents as well.

    (55) gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can (56) use even if they don’t want them. In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving (57) ideas of CDs or gadgets(小玩意) we can buy. Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “ World’s Greatest Dad”(58) on them.

    Some families(59) do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal. As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest,(60) him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate.

41. A. and             B. so                    C. or                 D. but

42. A. gave            B. went                 C. died                D. passed 

43. A. brought         B. fed                   C. raised              D. educated

44. A. unusual         B. unnatural              C. unfair              D. untrue     

45. A. noticed          B. found                C. heard               D. realized

46. A. wife            B. children               C. son                D. daughter   

47. A. at school        B . at home              C . at work .         church  

48. A. Mother’s Day    B. Father’s Day          C. Christmas Day       D. New Year’s Day

49. A. still              B. too                   C. also                    D. as well

50. A. attraction         B. tradition               C. position                 D. congratulation

51. A. special           B. officially               C. especial                 D. greatly    

52. A. like              B. that                   C. as                     D. which

53. A. existence         B. use                   C. effect                  D. power

54. A. writing           B. saying                 C speaking                 D. telling   

55. A. Regular           B. Popular       C. Normal          D. Moral

56. A. always           B. sometimes             C. seldom          D. never    

57. A. you              B. them                 C. us             D. people

58. A. placed            B. put                   C. laid            D. written

59. A. must             B. can                   C might           D. should

60. A. cook             B. boil                   C. steam          D. make  

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41---45 ADCAD     46—50 BDACB

      51----55 B CABB     56-----60 ACDCD

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