Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.
小题1:Mother's Day ______.

A．is a holiday for mothers

B．is celebrated in the United Stated only

C．falls on May 10 every year

D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis

小题2:What was the date of the Mother's Day this year?

A．May 7,1999.

B．May 8,1999.

C．May 9,1999.

D．May 10,1999.

小题3:On Mother's Day, people ______.

A．send some flowers to their mothers

B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation

C．wear a white flower

D．send gifts of love to their mothers

小题4:"Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".

A．美好的

B．无价的

C．永恒的

D．无私的

小题5:You've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?

A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother.

B．She was born in America.

C．She was killed on May 9,1999.

D．All of the above.

There is a famous English saying "You are what you eat", and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts（专家） use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.
"When we say some people 'sweet', we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts." said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. "Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone's character and behavior depending on their taste."
In one of their experiments, college students were asked questions about their character- whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.
In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.
The result of the experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.
小题1:The underlined word "it" in the sentence "Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit." refers to______.

A．the sweet food	B．the English saying
C．the American team	D．the eating habit

小题2:According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people______.

A．overweight

B．excited

C．relaxed

D．friendly

小题3:The scientists found that the people who preferred______ were less helpful.

A．chips

B．chocolate

C．ice-cream

D．cookies

小题4:It can be learnt from the passage that______.

A．scientists asked college students questions about their future

B．scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C．people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D．people's character has nothing to do with their taste