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Lowcost Gifts for Mother’s Day
Gift No.1
Offer to be your mother’s health friend.Promise to be there for any and all doctor’s visits whether a disease or a regular medical checkup.Most mothers always say “no need”, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit.The best part?This one is free.
Gift No.2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records,which include the test results and medical information.Put them all in one place.Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them.“Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr Marie Savard said.
Gift No.3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions.“Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”
Gift No.4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity(慈善机构).Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things—many of which are“green”—and then choose a meaningful charity from a list.When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
【解题导语】 本文介绍了可以在母亲节送的四种质优价廉的礼物。
21.What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor’s visits?
A.Take notes. B.Be with her.
C.Buy medicine. D.Give her gifts.
B 解析:细节理解题。根据Gift No.1的内容可知,母亲去看医生时要陪着她。由此可知选B。
22.Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?
A.In Gift No.1. B.In Gift No.2.
C.In Gift No.3. D.In Gift No.4.
C 解析:细节理解题。Gift No.3的内容提到了改善母亲睡眠的事情。故选C。
23.Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to ________.
A.enjoy good sleep B.be wellorganized
C.get extra support D.give others help
D 解析:细节理解题。根据Gift No.4的内容可知,从Presents for Purpose买东西时,它会把你付款金额中的十分之一捐给慈善机构,由此推断这个礼物可以让母亲给别人提供帮助。故选D。