A. TO APPROACH B. APPROACHES C. APPROACH D. APPROACHINGVII. FILL I...

10. A. to approach B. approaches C. approach D. approaching

VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (20 points)

In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from

working-class (1) ... in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich

houses. They had to do all the (2) ... and their working day was usually very long, they often

(3) ... on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually (4) ... Sunday in March, they could visit

their mothers. They went home on that day and (5) ... presents for their mothers and for (6) ...

members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went (7) ... to their

work. People call that day Mothering Day (8) ... Mothering Sunday.

Later workers at the factories and girls (9) ... worked in the houses of rich families received

one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is (10) ... last Sunday in March.

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