【题目】Mother’s Day is a celebration in memory of mothers. It celebrates the importance of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, mostly in March, April or May. Let’s see how different people celebrate their Mother’s Day.

Mexico (May 10)

Children make gifts and give them to their mums on Mother’s Eve (May 9). On the morning of May 10, families make a special trip to church and eat tamales(玉米饼), sometimes filled with meat, cheese or vegetables.

South Africa (Second Sunday of May)

Besides giving mums Mother’s Day cards, people show their thanks for their mothers by wearing red and pink flowers called carnations. If their mothers have passed away, they wear white carnations.

United Kingdom (Fourth Sunday of Lent(大斋期))

Mother’s Day is a traditional day for people to visit their hometown and attend their home churches. People also bake(烘焙)special fruitcakes to give to their mums.

Indonesia (December 22)

People throw big parties for their mums, filled with fun activities –such as cooking competitions and kebaya –wearing competitions! (A kebaya is a traditional blouse and skirt.)

1Why do people celebrate Mother’s Day according to the passage?

A. To bake fruitcakes for their mums. B. To wear red and pink carnations.

C. To take parit in wearing competitions. D. To celebrate the importance of mums.

2Celebrating Mother’s Day has something to do with food in the following countries EXCEPT ______.

A. Mexico B. South Africa C. United Kingdom D. Indonesia

3The underlined word “throw” in the last paragraph means ______.

A. organize B. send C. ask D. move

【题目】On the day of the interview, I got up at 6:00 in the morning. I got to the interview place without having _______ I was the 24th interviewer(应聘者)and the 22nd was a short ordinary-looking girl. I greeted her by ______ my head. I asked her where she graduated. She told me in a low ______, “ I graduated from a junior college, the only one without getting a bachelor’s degree (学士学位)among the 50 interviewees.”

I didn’t ______ the interview would last so long. As I didn’t have breakfast, my stomach started to ache. I had to sit by the table for a ______. Just at that time, the girl asked me ______ happened. I told her, “I didn’t have breakfast this morning, so my ______ comes to me.”

After a while, a worker came in and______ me a bottle of milk and a piece of bread. It was certain that they were bought by the girl. I felt ______ all over my heart because I hadn’t imagined she would be so nice to help me –her rival(竞争对手).

Luckily, I got the job. The first day I went to work, I was ______ to see the girl there. She also got the job. Later I asked her why she got the job. She said ______ a smile. “That day when I bought you the ______, an interviewer went to the toilet with papers in hands. He asked me ______ I could help him to copy those papers while he was in the toilet. I helped him. After I came back to him, he asked me why I took the food in hands. I told him the ______. Then I got the job.” At that moment, I came to know that when the girl helped me and the interviewer, she also helped ______.

Helping others will benefit yourself as well.

1A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner

2A. shaking B. nodding C. raising D. hanging

3A. point B. level C. sound D. voice

4A. want B. understand C. expect D. accept

5A. rest B. sleep C. test D. talk

6A. which B. how C. what D. when

7A. headache B. heartache C. toothache D. stomachache

8A. handed B. showed C. sent D. bought

9A. cold B. warm C. nervous D. calm

10A. frightened B. surprised C. disappointed D. interested

11A. at B. from C. with D. in

12A. bread B. milk C. water D. food

13A. whether B. when C. where D. how

14A. result B. secret C. method D. truth

15A. myself B. himself C. herself D. yourself

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