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浙江省余姚市兰江中学2023-2024学年九年级上学期第一次教学质量检测英语试题
Mother's Day is coming. It is a time to let your mother know she's special to you. Let's see the history of Mother's Day in different countries.
Long, long ago, in Greece, people celebrated a midMarch day. On that day they showed admiration to Rhea. Rhea was the Mother of the Gods.
Later, English people had their own "Mothering Sunday". It was the 4th Sunday of Lent(四月斋)before the Easter Eve. People usually bought a fruit cake as a gift to Mom. Today English people still celebrate the holiday on the 4th Sunday of Lent.
In America, Mother's Day is a national holiday today. People first celebrated it in 1908 in just one state in the United States. It was all because of Anna M. Jarvis's hard work. She wrote so many letters to important people of that time because she wanted to have a day to show love and admiration to mothers. In 1914,the American President Woodrow Wilson made the second Sunday in May Mother's Day.
WangYang I prefer to live in a small town. I have lived in the big city for 10 years. It's noisy in the city. You can't really make friends with workmates, because they live on the other side of the city. LinWen I like to live in a city. I think small towns lacking (缺乏) in exciting things. I like crowded place where there are people coming and going. I can go to movie theaters and eat delicious food with my friends. LiLe The small town is my favorite. The small town is surrounded (环绕) by trees. The air is clean and fresh. The people there are very nice because they often help each other. The town is really like a big warm family. WuTing I prefer cities. Cities are very convenient, especially for the young who prefer busy life. Buses, taxis and subways can take us to any part of the city, we can meet with friends and visit interesting places together. |
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