Mother's Day and Father's Day are two big national holidays in many western countries. And it's
interesting because they are not the same in every country. In England, Mothering Sunday is in March. In America and Germany and other countries, it's one Sunday in May. Father's Day is in the middle of June. How do you celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day? Let's learn something more about it from the
following introduction.
       In England, we call Mother's Day Mothering Sunday, because it's always on a Sunday. I don't really
know the origin of it but I remember that my mother had a cup of tea early in the morning. And then we
would go to church. And at the end of the church service, the children would collect a daffodil (水仙花)
and take it back and give it to our mother who would normally be sitting in the service in the church. And
really that's all we did to celebrate the day.

       As Ann said, I remember taking cups of tea to my mother. The idea in general is that the washing-up would be done; perhaps some cooking would be done on Mother's Day. We would try to relieve her of
all those jobs to make it a special day for her, so that whenever she looked around, there was something
to eat, something to drink, or something to read, or something interesting for her to do.

       Father's Day is always in June, a Sunday in the middle of June. On Father's Day, the idea is to find
something fun that the children could do with their father together. I remember going to baseball games. I
think that on Father's Day it's particularly focused on doing things together because that is supposed to be
relaxing and fun for Dad.

1. In               , Mothering Sunday is in March.

A. Germany B. England C. America D. China

2. Ann remembered that her mother in the morning                 on Mothering Sunday.

A. had a cup of tea
B. got up late
C. collected a daffodil
D. had something to eat

3. What did Bill remember doing on Father's Day?

A. Doing housework.
B. Eating outside.
C. Going to the church.
D. Watching baseball games.

4. What's the text mainly about?

A. The history of some national holidays.
B. The stories of some interesting holidays.
C. How to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day.
D. How to understand Mother's Day and Father's Day.

     Mr. Jackson is a farmer and he lives in a small village. It was the last day of June. He drove to the town
to buy some new clothes for his wife and his children. He got there after twenty minutes. It was Sunday,
and the street was full of people. He couldn't find a place to park his car. At last he noticed there was no car
in front of a building. He parked it there at once and went shopping. Two hours later the farmer went back
to his car with many things in his hands. To his surprise, he saw a policeman standing by his car.
     "Do you know you can't park here, sir?" Asked the policeman.
     "I'm sorry I don't." Answered Mr. Jackson.
     "Look at the sign, please." The policeman said seriously.
     "I did. Doesn't it say 'Fine for parking'? So I parked it here!" Said Mr. Jackson.

1. Mr. Jackson went shopping _____.

A. on June 30th
B. on June 31st
C. in June 30th
D. in June 31st

2. Mr. Jackson parked his car _____.

A. at a parking lot
B. next to a restaurant
C. behind a house
D. in front of a building

3. Two hours later _____ was beside Mr. Jackson's car.

A. a shop assistant
B. his wife
C. a policeman
D. a policewoman

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 

A. That was a place for parking.
B. Mr. Jackson didn't see the sign.
C. Mr. Jackson may park his car there.
D. Mr. Jackson couldn't park his car there.

5. The underline word "fine" in the passage means "_____".

A. 晴朗
B. 罚款
C. 合适
D. 好的