Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June. It is a day to thank fathers. On that day, fathers usually receive greeting gifts and cards. On the cards, children will write, “Thanks, father.” “Best wishes for Father’s Day” and so on. Father’s Day is also a day families get together at home as well as in the restaurants.

?? Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should thank an American. In 1909 she wrote letters to some important persons. In her letter she advised to make Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. In June in 1910, people celebrated(庆祝) the first Father’s Day in Washington. People whose parents are dead often decorated(装饰) their graves(坟墓) with flowers on these days. These are days of family fun and creating good feelings and memories(记忆,回忆).

1.When is Father’s Day??????????????????????

A. The second Sunday in May.???

B. The third Sunday in June.

C. The third Saturday in June.????

2.On Father’s Day ?? ?????? usually receive gifts and cards.

A. fathers?? B. mothers??? C. father

3.Where does the idea for the holiday come from??????????????

A. China.?? B. England.??? C. America.???

4.When did the people celebrate the first Father’s Day????????????

A. In June in 1900.??????????? B. In July in 1910.?????? C. In June in 1910.

5.Which sentence is not TRUE????????????????

A. On the cards, children will write “Thanks father.”

B. Father’s Day is also a day students get together at school.

C. In 1909 an American wrote letters to some important persons.

 

It’s Friday evening. My daughters, 3 and 9, sigh(叹息) when I gently take the iPads away from their laps. One by one, our screens are turned off. We light the candles and sit down to have a big meal.

Most people in our lives know they will not be able to contact us by using computer or moblie  phones for 24 hours. And so it has gone, every week for three years. We call it our “Technology Shabbat(科技安息日)" which lasts from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.

I first understood the importance of disconnecting in 2008, when my father was told that he

had got brain cancer. Some days he would have ony one good hour, and I wasn’t willing to be disturbed when I was with him, so I’d turn off my mobile phone.

Soon after, encouraged by National Day of Unplugging(全国断网断电日) on March 1st, my husband and I decided to unplug for one full day every week.

During our “Technology Shabbats”, time slows. Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive our car or ride our bike. We, with our kids, work in the garden, play board games and cook meals. I feel more balanced. I feel like a better mother, wife and person.

Keeping a balance between the good and the bad of technology is my lasting state. The technology we’ve created makes it possible for us to share knowledge and take in carious ideas all over the world. But the technology also take something away from us. When we stay up late at night linking(连接) from website to website or sending messages or e-mailing, we click again, and again, and again until we’ve overloaded(超负荷的).

When we rush into the time full of high technology, it's necessary for us to pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go off.

I will always remember the most important thing in my family: “Technology Shabbat".

1. When is “Techtwhgy Shabbat' in the writer's family?

A. Only on Sunday.

B. From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.

C. Only on Friday.

D. From sunset on Saturday to sunset on Sunday.

2. The writer's family have “Technology Shabbat" every week mainly becausc they hope to ______.

A. save energy 

B. enjoy life together

C. stay away from others

D. follow National Day of Unplugging

3. What do the writers family NOT do during their “Technology Shubbats”?

A. They drive their car or ride bikes for mini-vacations.

B. They light the candles and sit down to have a big meal.

C. They work in the garden, play board games and cook meals.

D. They stay up late at night linking from website to website.

 

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Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. It is usually in January or February. It’s the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things. And they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means(意思是) ‘come together’. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents.

On the Spring Festival Eve (除夕), all the family members come back home to have a big dinner. When they enjoy the meal, they give the best wishes to each other for the coming year. After dinner, all the family stay up until midnight to welcome the New Year. They sing, dance and play cards.

On the first day of the new year, people put on new clothes and visit their friends. They say ‘Happy New Year!’ to each other. They all have a good time during the festival.

1. When is the Spring Festival in China every year?

                                                    

2. What do people do before the Spring Festival comes?

                                                    

3. What do ‘dumplings’ mean?

                                                    

4. What do children get from their parents ?

                                                    

5. Do people have fun at the Spring Festival?

                                                  

 

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