Peter was an English boy.His hobby was collecting stamps.He had stamps from many countries.Peter’s favourite stamp came from France.He had every French edition(版本)from 1960 to 2004 except a 1974 special edition stamp.It was very hard to find.He looked for it everywhere even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet.He asket his friends and relatives to help him.But nobody could find the stamp.It made Peter very sad.

“Don’t worry, Please have patience(耐心),”his father said to him.“You’ll find it someday.”

“I hope so,” Peter said.

Peter also liked making friends.He had a penfriend named Victor who was in France.They wrote to each other every month.Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps.One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp.It was a big, green one.He used it to post a letter to Peter.

As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp.He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp.

Peter was too happy!He told the good news to his sister and his parents.

“You see,” his father said, “you did find your stamp in the end.So you know, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Peter asked.

“Friends and patience, ” his father answered.

1.Peter’s favorite stamps came from ________.

A. China

B. English

C. France

D. Germany

2.When Peter couldn't find the 1974 special French edition stamp, he felt ________.

A. unhappy

B. happy

C. angry

D. excited

3.Peter’s pen friend was__________.

A. Phillip B. Victor C. Thomas D. Laura

4.The color of the 1974 special edition stamp was__________.

A. blue B. red C. brown D. green

5.Peter’s father thought it good to have ________ in life.

A. money and time

B. books and food

C. friends and patience

D. beautiful clothes and wine

Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some American thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their father, a present from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do---- buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present---- not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American Children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because____.

A. there was a Mother’s Day

B. there was a Children’s Day

C. businesses wanted to get a lot of money

D. people liked their fathers very much

2.The word “special” in the second paragraph means_____.

A. great B. nice C. useful D. not usual

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to ____.

A. buy some presents for their fathers

B. help their fathers do something

C. let their fathers have a good rest

D. show their love for their fathers

4.On Father’s Day, businesses always want ____.

A. people to buy as many as presents

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands

D. only to buy presents only for their presents.

5.It can be learned from the passage that___.

A. the writer is against Father’s Day

B. many countries have a Father’s Day.

C. businesses can get more money on Father’s Day

D. father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day

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