Question

Your mother is the most important person in your life. She helps you with your homework. If you get ill, she stays with you the w1. night. She makes your m2. every day. Your mother is a3. there for you. That's why there is a s4. day for mothers a5. the world .

Mother's Day becomes a modern holiday in the US. A woman called Anna Jarvis and her mother, Anna Reese Jarvis, live in a poor town. They work hard to m6. the town better. Jarvis' mother died(去世) on Sunday，May 14，1905. Their church holds a Mother's Day to thank her f7. the help .

Today, people in m8. than 40 countries celebrate the day. They give their mothers carnations (康乃擊)and o9. presents. In the language of flowers, carnations stand for happiness, sweetness and l10. .

Answer

1.whole

2.meals

3.always

4.special

5.around

6.make

7.for

8.more

9.other

10.love

【解析】母亲是我们生命中最重要的人，在生活中给予我们无微不至的关怀。短文介绍了母亲节的由来，是专门为感谢和纪念Anna Reese Jarvis而设立的。现在世界上有40多个国家都庆祝这个节日，他们给母亲送康乃馨和其它礼物，以表达对母亲的爱。

1.句意：如果你生病了，她会整晚陪着你。根据句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为whole。

2.句意：她每天给你做饭。一日三餐要用名词的复数形式，故答案为meals。

3.句意：你妈妈总是在你身边来帮助你。be always there总是在某人身边，及时给予帮助，结合句意，故答案为there。

4.句意：这就是为什么世界各地的母亲都有特殊的一天。根据句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为special。

5.句意：这就是为什么世界各地的母亲都有特殊的一天。around the world=all over the world全世界，结合句意，答案为around。

6.句意：她们努力工作以使这个城市变得更好。不定式to后跟动词原形，make the town better使城市变得更美好，故答案为make。

7.句意：他们的教堂举办了一个母亲节，以感谢她的帮助。thank sb. for…，因为……而感谢，故答案为for。

8.句意：今天，40多个国家的人们庆祝这一天。more than=over多于，故答案为more。

9.句意：他们给母亲送康乃馨和其他礼物。结合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为other。

10.句意：在花所象征的意义中，康乃馨象征着幸福、甜蜜和爱。and连接几个名词，根据句意以及首字母提示可知，答案为love。