Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating【B1】______, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in societ

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问题     Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating【B1】______, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June. In the US, Father’s Day was first【B2】______celebrated in 1910 in Washington State after a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children【B3】______by her father after the death of her mother, worked to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day. Before World War II, Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge supported the effort, but many men scoffed at the idea, thinking it was too【B4】______. When World War II began, advisers began to argue that【B5】______ Father’s Day was a way to honor American【B6】______and support the war. By the end of the war, Father’s Day was widely celebrated. It became a【B7】______holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the【B8】______.
    Americans celebrate Father’s Day with greeting cards, gifts and special dinners, often Dad’s favorite meal cooked at home. A new tie is the classic Father’s Day gift, but most Dads probably would【B9】______sporting goods, electronics, tools or lawn equipment for keeping the yard tidy. Very young children might make a【B10】______card or drawing for their fathers, often done as part of a school art project.
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Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating(26)fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June. In the US, Father’s Day was first(27)officially celebrated in 1910 in Washington State after a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children(28)raised by her father after the death of her mother, worked to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day. Before World War II, Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge supported the effort, but many men scoffed at the idea, thinking it was too(29)sentimental. When World War II began, advisers began to argue that(30)celebrating Father’s Day was a way to honor American(31)troops and support the war. By the end of the war, Father’s Day was widely celebrated. It became a(32)national holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the(33 proclamation.
    Americans celebrate Father’s Day with greeting cards, gifts and special dinners, often Dad’s favorite meal cooked at home. A new tie is the classic Father’ s Day gift, but most Dads probably would(34)prefer sporting goods, electronics, tools or lawn equipment for keeping the yard tidy. Very young children might make a(35)homemade card or drawing for their fathers, often done as part of a school art project.

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答案sentimental

解析 此处应填入形容词,放在系动词之后,作表语。sentimental意为“感情用事的,寓有情感的”。文中意思是说,第二次世界大战前,总统伍德罗·威尔逊和卡尔文·库利奇支持这种做法,但是遭到了许多男人的嘲笑,他们认为这个想法太感情用事了。
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