《2025年习题e百课时训练九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Have you ever heard of Father's Day? It is a(n) 1. traditional (tradition) festival in western countries,but more and more young people in China celebrate it. They buy gift for their fathers,or invite them to have a nice dinner. It is a really good way 2. to express (express) thanks to fathers. But do you know how Father's Day started?
While Mrs. Dodd,from America,was 3. listening (listen) to a talk about Mother's Day in 1909,she had an idea of having Father's Day in memory of her father,William Smart. His wife died when her 4. sixth (six) child was just at birth. So Mr. Smart had to look after his six children all by 5. himself (he). It's easy to imagine that they lived a hard life. After Mrs. Dodd grew 6. up,she wanted to thank her father for what he had done for them. She 7. wrote (write) a letter to the church and asked it to make the third Sunday in June Father's Day. To her joy,it agreed.
The first Father's Day was celebrated in Washington on June 19th,1910. That day children made special desserts and did other things to make their fathers happy. In 1924,President Calvin Coolidge agreed with the idea of a national(国家的) Father's Day. 8. Since then,people in America have had the festival. In 9. the end,in 1966,President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June Father's Day.
Last year,Father's Day was on June 19th. Did you do anything for your father? If not,please remember 10. to do (do) something for him.

答案： 1. traditional 2. to express 3. listening 4. sixth 5. himself 6. up 7. wrote 8. Since 9. the 10. to do