Mother's Day There are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries.The origins（起源） of most of these days are unknown；They were certainly not created by individual people.However，other days especially those celebrated in Western countries—often owe（歸功于） their origins to a particular person.One of the most popular is Mother's Day.
    Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures.The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria，during which children took presents to the temple of the"Mother of the Gods".The Christian Church adopted （采用） this idea and called it Mothering Sunday.However，this custom was gradually forgotten，and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.
    Born in 1864 in Virginia，USA，Anna Jarvis was a schoolteacher and believed that children should show gratitude（感激） to their mothers for all their love and care.Encouraged by a friend，she wrote to thousands of important people and asked them to support her idea—a special day of the year for thanking mothers.
    In 1910，the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mother's Day in that state.The date chosen was May 10 -- the second Sunday in May，Which is still observed in America today.This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarvis's mother died.In1914，President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mother's Day all over the United States.
    Soon after that，there was a Mother's Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.

（1）Hilaria was a festival in

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A.West Virginia
B.the United States
C.ancient Rome
D.all of the world
（2）Why was May 10 the date for Mother's Day？

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A.Because the Governor of West Virginia introduced the day.
B.Because it was the second Sunday in May.
C.Because Anna Jarvis's mother died on May 10，1908.
D.Because President Woodrow Wilson loved the day.
（3）Anna Jarvis was going to found a festival for mothers because

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A.there was a long history to thank mothers
B.she wanted to get close to important people
C.she wanted people to feel grateful to their mothers
D.she wanted to do something in memory of her mother
（4）The underlined word "observed" in Paragraph 4 most probably means

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A.followed
B.watched
C.ruled
D.set
（5）The passage is mainly about

B

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A.who brought up Mother's Day
B.how Mother's Day came about
C.how people celebrate Mother's Day
D.what custom is adopted on Mother's Day