Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in th

I think that Anna is ______ far the most active member in our group.

A) with B) at C) as D) by

In America Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On that day we send our mothers a special Mother's Day card and perhaps some flowers or candy to show our love and appreciation for all they have done for us. Although Mother's Day is a relatively new holiday in America more and more other countries are also setting aside a day to honor their mothers.

I want to tell you today how the idea of having a special day for mothers began.

It all started over a hundred years ago with a woman named Anna May Jarvis.

Anna was born on May 1 1864 just before the end of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln. She was the daughter of a“minister” which in American English means a church leader. She was a quiet girl who liked to study in school but she liked everyone and was liked by everyone as well.

After she became an adult Anna worked for life insurance company in Philadelphia Pennsylvania--a city about halfway between New York City and Washington D.C. Then in 1906 just two weeks after Anna's 42nd birthday her mother died. It was the second Sunday in May.

In the months that followed Anna began to change. No longer was she so gentle so relaxed and easy-going. Instead she now had just one goal for her life--to have her mother and all other honored throughout the whole world on the second Sunday of May.

After more than a year of careful planning Anna arranged the first Mother's Daychurch service on May10 1908 in Crafton West Virginia. The next year Anna was able to get the city of Philadelphia where she lived and worked to proclaim the second Sunday of May as an official Mother's Day -- the first city to do so. After three more years the state of West Virginia where Anna's mother had lived made Mother's Day a statewide observance--for a holiday in the normal sense but still a day to remember what mothers have done for their children and society.

(1)Which answer is right about Mother's Day？

[　　]

A. In America Mother's Day is a new holiday.

B. More and more countries are put aside their tradition of celebrating Mother's Day.

C. In America Mother's Day is on the second Sunday in May.

D. Throughout the world Mother's Day is celebrated on the same day.

(2)Choose the right explanation of the word“observance”in the last paragraph.

[　　]

A. remark made by people

B. action in accordance with custom

C. performance of certain tradition

D. notice paid widely

(3)How long in all had Anna spent to establish Mother's Day in West Virginia？

[　　]

A. From May 10 1908 to May 10 1911.

B. For more than four years.

C. For more than three years.

D. For about three years.

(4)Choose the right understanding of this passage.

[　　]

A. Anna was born just before the assassination of President Lincoln which ended the Civil War.

B. Anna was a daughter of a minister which in English means a church worker.

C. Anna's mother's death had done a little damage to her easy life.

D. The mother's day celebrated in West Virginia is not a normal holiday but a day with special meaning.

(5)According to the passage what most probably happened in the paragraph following it？

[　　]

A. The United States Congress proclaimed the Second Sunday in May as Mother's Day forever in the United States.

B. Mother's Day gradually became a commercial celebration.

C. Anna retired from her job with a fortune of over a hundred thousand dollars.

D. People stopped buying candy to their mothers.

s of academic dishonesty on the part of students have become more frequent—and are less likely to be punished—than in the past. Cheating appears to have gained acceptance among good and poor students alike. Why is student cheating on the rise？ No one really knows. Some blame the trend on a general loosening of moral values among todays youth. Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact that todays youth are far more pragmatic(实用主义的)than their more idealistic predecessors. Whereas in the late sixties and early seventies, students were filled with visions about changing the world, todays students feel great pressure to conform. and succeed. In interviews with students at high schools and colleges around the country, both young men and women said that cheating had become easy. Some suggested they did it out of spite for teachers they did not respect. Others looked at it as a game. Only if they were caught, some said, would they feel guilty. "People are competitive," said a second-year college student named Anna, from Chicago. Theres an underlying fear. If you dont do well, your life is going to be ruined. The pressure is not only from parents and friends but from oneself. To achieve. To succeed. Its almost as though we have to outdo other people to achieve our own goals. Edward Wynne, a magazine editor, blames the rise in academic dishonesty on the schools. He claims that administrators and teachers have been too hesitant to take action. Dwight Huber, chairman of the English department at Amarillo, sees the matter differently, blaming the rise in cheating on the way students are evaluated. " I would cheat if I felt I was being cheated," Mr. Huber said. He feels that as long as teachers give short-answer tests rather than essay questions and rate students by the number of facts they can memorize rather than by how well they can put information together, students will try to beat the system. "The concept of cheating is based on the false assumption that the system is legitimate and there is something wrong with the individuals who are doing it," he said. "Thats too easy an answer. Weve got to start looking at the system. "

Educators are finding that students who cheat______.

A．are more likely to be punished than before

B．have poor academic records

C．are not only those academically weak

D．tend to be dishonest in later years

We only focus ______ our strengths so we are always moving forward.

Aat

Bin

Con

Ddown

It is only _________ view _________ our long friendly relation that we accept D/P payment for future dealings.

iscount on our products for only a month.

As the only direct steamer which calls () our port once a month has just departed, goods can only be shipped next month.

A、on

B、in

C、at

D、to

A.opened

B.non-firm

C.invalid

D.valid