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A Father's day is a day set aside for honouring fathers in church services and in the home．It's celebrated in the U．S．in the third Sunday of June．This idea was begun by Mrs John Bruces Dodd, who in 1909 persuaded an organization in Washington to salute fathers with special church services．The idea was officially agreed to by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916．In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge suggested national celebration of the day to form closer relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their duties．The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father's Day flower．

(1)

Father's Day, at first, meant ________．

[　　]

A．

to honor fathers in church services and in the home

B．

to win honor for fathers in church services

C．

to do honor to fathers at home

D．

to warn the fathers of their duties

(2)

Father's Day was first celebrated by ________．

[　　]

A．

the French

B．

the British

C．

the German

D．

the American

(3)

The first president who agreed to Father's Day was ________．

[　　]

A．

Woodrow Wilson

B．

Calvin Coolidge

C．

George Washington

D．

Abraham Lincoln

(4)

The president wanted Father's Day to be a day on which ________．

[　　]

A．

people remembered their fathers

B．

the relations between fathers and their children became closer

C．

fathers must remember that they should be good fathers

D．

both B and C

(5)

According to the passage, this idea was begun by ________．

[　　]

A．

Woodrow Wilson

B．

Calvin Coolidge

C．

George Washington

D．

Mrs．John Bruces Dodd

答案：1．A;2．D;3．A;4．D;5．D;
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