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What day is Mother’s Day?
What day is Mother’s Day?
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2012-01-21
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问题
What day is Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day is one of the national holidays in the United States. It is observed on the second Sunday in May. It is a day set aside for the purpose of honoring mothers. On that day mothers are usually given flowers and cards to celebrate the occasion. Children usually write "To the best mother in the world", "Thinking of you on Mother’s Day", or "Thanks, Mom!" and so on on the cards. It is a common practice for sons and daughters to wear a pink carnation if their mothers are still living and white if they are dead.
Where does the idea for the holiday come from? We should give credit to Miss Anna Jarvis, a native of West Virginia. Her mother died in Philadelphia on May 9, 1905. And on the first anniversary of her mother’s death she invited some friends to an informal memorial meeting. Again in 1907 a church service was held on her mother’s death anniversary. Because of her efforts, Philadelphia observed the first Mother’s Day on May 10, 1908. After that she began to write countless letters to very important persons and went to see many public men in order to plead for the observance of the day. Thanks to her painstaking efforts, the state of Pennsylvania made it a state holiday in May, 1913, and in the same year the United States Congress recommended that the second Sunday in May be made a national holiday honoring motherhood. The holiday was officially proclaimed by President Wilson, and the American people have observed Mother’s Day ever since.
选项
A、The second Saturday in May.
B、The second Sunday in May.
C、The first Sunday in May.
D、The first Saturday in May.
答案
B
解析
该题为细节题。录音的第二句话就告诉了我们母亲节的具体日期,“It is observed on the second Sunday in May. ”
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