People thank their parents with two days: Mother' s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father' s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are to show love for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be good people. They give them love and care.

　　The tWO days are celebrated(慶祝)in many different ways.On Mother’S Day，people wear carnations.Wearing a red one means having a living mother, while a white one shows that the mother is dead. It' s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at homes as well as in restau-

　　rants.They often have outdoor barbecues(燒烤聚會(huì))for Father’S Day.These are days of fun and good feelings.

　　Another tradition(傳統(tǒng))is to give cards and gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are more valued(寶貴的)than those bought in shops.It ’8 not the value of the gift that is important, but the love for the parents. Card shops, florists, candy makers, phone companies and other shops do lots of business during these holidays.

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　　人們以兩個(gè)特殊的日子向父母表示感謝：每年五月第二個(gè)星期日的母親節(jié)和六月第三個(gè)星期日的父親節(jié)。這兩天是兒女向父母表達(dá)愛(ài)心的日子。父母把孩子們撫養(yǎng)長(zhǎng)大，教育他們，關(guān)心和愛(ài)護(hù)他們。

　　人們用各種形式來(lái)慶祝這兩個(gè)日子。在母親節(jié)的時(shí)候，人們佩戴康乃馨。紅色康乃馨表示母親還健在，白色的表示母親已經(jīng)去世。這一天，很多人也會(huì)去公墓懷念逝世的父母。在這兩天，家家都會(huì)聚在家中或是餐館。人們也常常在父親節(jié)的時(shí)候舉行戶外燒烤聚會(huì)。這是充滿歡樂(lè)和美好情感的日子。

　　另一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)是贈(zèng)送卡片和禮物。孩子們?cè)趯W(xué)校制作，很多大人也會(huì)自制禮物。這些親手做的禮物比在商店買的更有價(jià)值，因?yàn)閷?duì)父母的愛(ài)使得這些禮物變得貴重�？ㄆ�店、花店、糖果店、電話公司還有很多其他的商店都會(huì)在這些節(jié)日大做生意。

　　Which is not a reason for children to show love for parents?(B)

　　A.Parents love and take care of children.

　　B.Parents pass away before children grow up.

　　C.Parents give education to children.

　　What do you know about "carnation" .9(C)

　　A.It only has two kinds of colors.

　　B.It refers to the clothes people wear on Mother' s Day.

　　C.It' s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

　　On Mother' s Day and Father' s Day __A

　　A.people usually have family parties

　　B.everyone goes to the cemetery

　　C.children always go to parents' home

　　what do you think "florists" do?(A)

　　A.They sell flowers.

　　B.They make bread.

　　C.They sell clothes for Mother' s Day and Father' s Day.

　　What can we learn from the passage?(B)

　　A.Both festivals are in May.

　　B.Hand-made gifts are more valuable.

　　C.Not all the children love their parents