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esponsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with childcare. These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetry(公墓). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor activities for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories. Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in shops. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “ the thought that counts ”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone panies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.29. Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?A. Parents bring up children. B. Parents give love and care to children.C. Parents educate children to be good persons.D. Parents die before children grow up.30. What do you know from the passage?A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.C. Not all the children respect their parents.D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.31. Which do you think is right about “ carnation ”?A. It only has two colors.B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D. People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in May.DThe Americans believe that anybody can bee President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood edy(喜劇), that is exactly what happens.Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kindhearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical American way of life, except for one thing-h(huán)e looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!The president has started using lookalikes during some public appearances. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by being one. However, things go wrong. The President bees very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful edies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive edy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic.The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave! is the purpose of the text?A.To tell the reader about the American government. B.To discuss the Americans’ ideas about the President. C.To make a parison between Dave and other films. D.To introduce a new film to the reader. plays the role of the President in the film? A.Sigourney Weaver B.Kevin Kline C.Bill Mitchell D.Ivan Reitman underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __