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¡¡¡¡People in the United States honour their parents with two special days: Mother's Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.
¡¡¡¡These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honour parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father's Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
¡¡¡¡Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is
¡°the thought that counts.¡± Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.True or false:
(1) Parents do lots of work to raise and educate their children.
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(2) Now more fathers must help their wives with child-care.
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(3) On Father's Day people wear carnations.
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(4) Families get together at home or in restaurants to celebrate these two special days.
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(5) A mother will probably like hand-made presents more than the ones bought in stores.
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(6) People often have outdoor barbecues for Mother's Day.
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As we all know, the environment around us is getting worse and worse. In some places we can¡¯t see fish ¡¡26 in the river or trees on the hills. Some people even have no clean water to drink.
Recently, a new lifestyle called low carbon life is ¡¡27 every comer of our country. The meanings of low carbon are ¡¡28 energy and no waste. It is such an important project that I can¡¯t wait 29 my ideas on how to promote it.
First£¬we should ¡¡30 a no-car day every week in our school. Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy. ¡¡31 the no-car day, neither students ¡¡32 teachers are allowed to drive to school. At the same time£¬just walk or run. Use our ¡¡33 and enjoy the fun.
Second, we had better not use plastic bags ¡¡34 . No one can stand the ¡°white pollution¡±£¬ ¡¡35 it is wise to use cloth bags which can ¡¡36 again and again.
37 £¬one thing ¡¡38 we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from the small details. So, as students, we ought to turn ¡¡39 the lights the moment we leave, use 40 sides of the paper, and reuse our textbooks and so on.
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All in all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice. Just set our mind to these£ºno-car days, no plastic bags, and no waste. Let¡¯s do it now.
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