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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。 The Origin of Father’s Day Maybe Father’s day is celebrated all acr...
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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。
The Origin of Father’s Day
Maybe Father’s day is celebrated all across the world, but do you know the origin of Father’s Day? Mrs. John B Dodd, of Washington, first came up with 1. idea of a “father’s day” in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father William, 2. wife died while giving birth to 3. (they) sixth child. Mr. Smart 4. (leave) to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in 5. (east) Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the 6. (strong) and selflessness her father had shown in 7. (raise) his children as a single parent.
The first Father’s Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Washington. And it was in 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson 8. (official) declared the 3rd Sunday of June 9. Father’s Day.
Father’s Day 10. (become) a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father’s Day.
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