What day did Sonora choose as Father's Day?A.June 19thB.the third Sunday in JuneC.the seco
What day did Sonora choose as Father's Day?
A.June 19th
B.the third Sunday in June
C.the second Sunday in June
D.June 13th
What day did Sonora choose as Father's Day?
A.June 19th
B.the third Sunday in June
C.the second Sunday in June
D.June 13th
听力原文:M: Who came up with the idea of Father's Day?
W: Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mother's Day sermon, in 1899, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers.
M: Why June?
W: In 1910 Sonora chose June 19th, as the day to celebrate Father's Day because that was her father's birthday. With support from the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA, the first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19, 1910.
M: When did the United States begin celebrating Father's Day?
W: In 1910 Spokane, Washington celebrated Father's Day. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge pro claimed the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. In 1926 a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City. Then in 1956 Father's Day was recognized by Joint Resolution of Congress. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring that the third Sunday of June was Father's Day. In 1972 President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday in June.
M: Do other countries celebrate Father's Day?
W: Father's Day is celebrated in every part of the world. In the United States, Canada and most countries in Asia, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Apart from flowers, on the third Sunday in June each year, all the fathers are still given presents, treated to dinner or other wise made to feel special.
M: What flowers are given to fathers as gift?
W: In both early times and these days, wearing flowers was a common way of celebrating the Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a de ceased dad.
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A.Because she thought man and woman should be equal.
B.Because the president Washington asked her to do so.
C.Because she wanted to show respect to her father who brought up six children.
D.Because she could not celebrate Mother's day.
Sonora Dodd held the first Father's Day celebration in June, 1909.
A.Right.
B.Wrong.
C.Doesn't say.
What did the television say about the weather for the whole day?
A.A lot of rain.
B.Rain and showers.
C.A fine day but some showers.
What did the farmer do all day?
A.He pulled cars out of the hole in the road.
B.He filled the hole with water.
C.He worked on his farm.
—What did you say?
—I said ______ .
A.my daughter went every day to school very slowly
B.my daughter went very slowly every day to school
C.my daughter went every day very slowly to school
D.my daughter went to school very slowly every day
What do you suppose Mary did the day before?
A.She attended her grandfather's funeral.
B.She told a lie to get the day off.
C.She meant to attend a funeral but she didn't.
What did the person do every day?
A.He drank a big glass of beer.
B.He went to the same beer house.
C.He drank with a different friend.
What does the woman think that the man did wrong?
A.He spent all day emailin9.
B.He left his email page open.
C.He forgot to close the door.
D.He quarreled with his boss.
What did the doctor suggest the woman should do?
A.She should take some medicine and have a good rest at home.
B.She should stay in hospital for a few days.
C.She should come again in a day or two.