Ⅳ.Cloze test.
Many families in America celebrate Mother’s Day. The 1 dates back to 1914. A few years earlier, some people had expected to have the holiday. 2 in 1914, the president made it official on the second Sunday in May.
Before long, people in other countries began celebrating a 3 holiday for their mothers. Mexico celebrated the holiday on May 10, 1922. Other countries were 4 to share the day with the United States. Some on the list 5 Australia, Belgium, Canada and Japan.
Today, however, Mother’s Day is a highly 6 festival. Along with giving cards, candy and flowers, taking moms out for 7 is a very popular tradition. America’s National Restaurant Association says Mother’s Day is the year’s most popular day for eating out.
However, do you know why we honor our mothers? Many moms dedicate (奉献) their lives to children. Mothers always spend their time with their children and try their best to 8 a great growing environment. With loving care, mothers guide their children towards adulthood.
When we consider everything our mothers have done for us, how can we not honor them and show our 9 for them? There is no need to wait for a national holiday. Every day is a time to tell our mothers what they 10 to us.
() 1. A. gift
B. festival
C. story
() 2. A. Finally
B. Unluckily
C. Unhappily
() 3. A. boring
B. difficult
C. similar
() 4. A. sad
B. happy
C. bored
() 5. A. included
B. described
C. explained
() 6. A. comfortable
B. confident
C. important
() 7. A. exercise
B. dinner
C. beauty
() 8. A. cheat
B. check
C. create
() 9. A. love
B. loneliness
C. advice
() 10. A. respect
B. mean
C. remind

1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.B
8.C
9.A
10.B

1.第一空：根据前文“Many families in America celebrate Mother’s Day.”可知母亲节是一个节日，所以这里应该选择“festival（节日）”，表示这个节日可以追溯到1914年。因此答案为B。
2.第二空：根据“some people had expected to have the holiday”以及“the president made it official”可知，人们期望有这个节日，最后总统确立了，只有finally（最后）符合题意，因此答案为A。
3.第三空：根据语境，其他国家也开始为母亲们庆祝一个“相似的”节日，“similar（相似的）”符合题意，因此答案为C。
4.第四空：根据前后文，其他国家也和美国一样庆祝这个节日，应该是感到高兴，“happy（高兴的）”符合语境，因此答案为B。
5.第五空：根据语境，这里列举了一些同样庆祝母亲节的国家，“included（包括）”符合题意，因此答案为A。
6.第六空：根据后文“Mother’s Day is the year’s most popular day for eating out.”可知母亲节变得很重要，“important（重要的）”符合语境，因此答案为C。
7.第七空：根据“eating out”可知带妈妈出去吃晚餐，“dinner（晚餐）”符合题意，因此答案为B。
8.第八空：根据语境，母亲尽力为孩子创造好的成长环境，“create（创造）”符合题意，因此答案为C。
9.第九空：根据“honor our mothers”可知这里应该选“love（爱）”，表达对母亲的爱，因此答案为A。
10.第十空：根据语境，每天都要告诉母亲她们对我们意味着什么，“mean（意味着）”符合题意，因此答案为B。