A Father’s day is a day set aside for honouring fathers in church services and in the home. It’s celebrated¹ in the U.S. in the third Sunday of June. This idea was begun by Mrs John Bruces Dodd, who in 1909 persuaded an organization in Washington² to salute³ fathers with special church services. The idea was officially agreed to by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge suggested national celebration⁴ of the day to form closer relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their duties. The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father’s Day flower.

1. Father’s Day, at first, meant ______.

A. to respect all the fathers

B. to win honour for fathers in church services

C. to do honour to fathers at home

D. to warn⁵ the fathers of their duties

2. Father’s Day was first celebrated by _____.

A. the French B. the British

C. the German D. the American

3. The first president who agreed to Father’s Day was _____.

A. Woodrow Wilson B. Calvin Coolidge

C. George Washington D. Abraham Lincoln

4. The president wanted Father’s Day to be a day on which _____.

A. people remembered their fathers

B. the relations between fathers and their children became closer

C. fathers must remember that they should be good fathers

D. both B and C

Keys: 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D