England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to recognize mothers．In the eighteenth century
(1) many people worked as household servants for the
(2) ，"Mothering Sunday"was
(3) for them to return home to be with their mothers．Though this
(4) stopped when the Industrial Revolution altered the working and living patterns of people，one
(5) for mothers was established as a holiday in the twentieth century．
In the United States，Mother's Day did not become a（n）
(6) holiday until 1915．Its establishment was due
(7) to the perseverance and love of one
(8) ，Anna Jarvis．Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family
(9) their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia，Pennsylvania
(10) her father served as a minister．As a girl，Anna had helped her mother take care of her garden．
When Mrs．Jarvis died on May 5，1905，Anna was determined to
(11) her．She asked a minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon（布道）
(12) memory of her mother．On the same Sunday in Philadelphia，ministers there honored Mrs．Jarvis and all mothers with a（n）
(13) Mother's Day service．Anna Jarvis began writing to congressmen，asking them to
(14) a day to honor mothers．In 1910，the governor of West Virginia proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day and a year later every state
(15) it．
On Mother's Day morning some American children
(16) the tradition of serving their mothers breakfast in bed．Other children will give their mothers
(17) which they have made themselves or bought in
(18) ．Adults give their mothers red carnations（康乃馨），the official Mother's Day flower．If their mothers
(19) they may bring white carnations to their grave sites．This is the busiest day of the year for American
(20) ．On the special day，family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!