《2025年学典四川九年级英语全一册人教版A版》

五、语法填空。阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It's time to do something for your father — the man who for many people has been an ______ (encourage) and support (支撑) since birth.
Father's Day falls ______ the third Sunday of June. The holiday honors not only fathers, but also all men who act as father's roles, such as stepfathers, uncles and grandfathers.

The idea of Father's Day came from the love and appreciation (感激) of an American lady ______ (call) Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909.
Dodd wanted a special day to remember her father, William Smart. He raised six children ______ (he) on a countryside farm in Washington State after his wife died during the birth of their sixth child.
When Dodd became ______ adult, she realized the selflessness (无私) her father had shown in raising his children. It was her father who made all the parental sacrifices (牺牲). In his ______ (child) eyes, William Smart was a courageous, selfless and loving man.
Dodd's father was born in June, so she chose ______ (hold) the first Father's Day celebration in Washington on June 19, 1910.
In 1924, the US President Calvin Coolidge agreed on the idea of a national Father's Day. ______ (final), in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday of June as Father's Day.
So this is a perfect way to let your father know what he ______ (mean) to you. To show your love, you need not buy expensive gifts. Give your father a home-made card, a phone call, or even a sweet smile to welcome him when he comes back from work — these are little things that will show your dad ______ you care about him and love him deeply. So, just try it.
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答案： 1. encouragement
2. on
3. called
4. himself
5. an
6. children's
7. to hold
8. Finally
9. means
10. that