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The idea for Father's Day started in 1909. A woman named Dodd about starting a Father's Day holiday listening to a Mother's Day speech at church. Miss Dodd wanted a day to honor her , William Smart, who had fought in the American Civil War. His wife died when birth to their sixth child. Mr. Smart raised the baby and his other children on a farm in Washington State. When Dodd became an adult, she how kind and loving her father had been while raising his six children alone. She believed her father had worked very hard to make sure his children healthy and strong. As Dodd's father was born in , she chose to hold the Father's Day celebration in Spokane, Washington on June nineteenth, 1910. In 1924, President Coolidge gave his to the idea of a national Father's Day. Then, in 1966, President Johnson signed a presidential statement(总统令) the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.
In early times, wearing was a traditional way to celebrate Father's Day. People wore red roses to fathers who were still living. White flowers were worn to remember fathers who had . Today, Americans celebrate Father's Day in many different ways. families take their fathers out to a restaurant for a meal. Others give their fathers with special messages of thanks. Children living far call their fathers on the telephone to them a happy Father's Day. the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father know that he is valued and loved. one historian in America has said, "Lucky is the man who hears many small voices call him father."
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We lived in a very quiet neighbourhood. Early one evening, my wife asked me to go to the to get some soft drinks. My daughter Holly had just got her permit, so I asked her to drive my truck for the shopping instead, as a chance of .
While we were waiting for Holly, my son talked about how much he liked my truck, and I told him I enjoyed having it, too. But I was more or less about Holly. Just then, we heard a loud noise outside. My son looked out and , “Daddy! Daddy! Holly … Truck!”
“Oh, my God!” I ran to the door, I found that the truck had been brought to a stop.
The had happened in our own driveway. With experience, Holly had my truck hit our garage wall. , Holly was unhurt, but when I reached her, she was crying and saying, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
I remember how Holly was the night she had my truck damaged, and how I her. The repaired truck reminds me of what really in my life. One day, when Holly her life, she will certainly know that I love my a thousand times more than anything else.
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A man accused (指控)of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries was allowed to get out of prison yesterday after a book publisher agreed to pay his bail(保释金)of $1,000. The publisher said, “ There’s a story here. This is a man who books. He just can’t them. He hasn’t stolen a(n) book. So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “ Well, how could I? They became to me. I was afraid to return them because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, them around, tear the , spill soda on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “ Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with and humor and love. A book is a member of my family. How could I kick it ? I repaired torn pages. I the dust on them with a cloth, I turned pages so they could and get some fresh air.”
“ Every week I them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the floors, at the of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
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It _______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ I found we had a lot in common.
A.was until; when | B.was until; that |
C.wasn’t until; when | D.wasn’t until; that |
According to the school rules, a student ______ report any damage to school properties to a teacher or the office immediately.
A.shall | B.will | C.should | D.would |
--Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?
--It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.
A.can; may | B.can; must |
C.must; can | D.may; must |
Nuclear ______ be really dangerous at times even though it’s a nice energy in general.
A.shall | B.should | C.can | D.must |
It has been cold and windy recently. If only it ______sunny and clear now!
A.is | B.should be |
C.were | D.being |