单选题:Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage: InAmericaMother'sDay

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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage:
InAmericaMother'sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinMay.OnthatdaywesendourmothersaspecialMother'sDaycard,andperhapssomeflowersorcandy,toshowourloveandappreciationforalltheyhavedoneforus.AlthoughMother'sDayisarelativelynewholidayinAmerica,moreandmoreothercountriesarealsosettingasideadaytohonortheirmothers.
Iwanttotellyoutodayhowtheideaofhavingaspecialdayformothersbegan.ItallstartedoverahundredyearsagowithawomannamedAnnaMayJarvis.
AnnawasbornonMay1,1864,justbeforetheendoftheCivilWarandtheassassinationofPresidentLincoln.Shewasthedaughterofa"minister",whichinAmericanEnglishmeansachurchleader.Shewasaquietgirlwholikedtostudyinschool,andshelikedeveryoneandwaslikedbyeveryoneaswell.
Aftershebecameanadult,AnnaworkedforalifeinsurancecompanyinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania---acityabouthalfwaybetweenNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C..Then,in1906,justtwoweeksafterAnna's42ndbirthday,hermotherdied.ItwasthesecondSundayinMay.
Inthemonthsthatfollowed,Annabegantochange.(52)Nolongerwasshesogentle,sorelaxedandeasy-going.Insteadshe"nowhadjustonegoalforherlife--tohavehermotherandallothermothershonoredthroughoutthewholeworldonthesecondSundayofMay.
Aftermorethanayearofcarefulplanning,AnnaarrangedthefirstMother'sDaychurchservice,onMay10,1908,inGrafton,WestVirginia.(53)ThenextyearAnnawasabletogetthecityofPhiladelphia,whereshelivedandworked,toproclaimthesecondSundayofMayasanoffici.alMother'sDay--thefirstcitytodoso.Mterthreemoreyears,thestateofWestVirginia,whereAnna'smotherhadlived,madeMother'sDayastatewideobservance--notaholidayinthenormalsense,butstilladaytorememberwhatmothershavedonefortheirchildrenandsociety.
WhichanswerisNOTrightaboutMother'sDay? A.InAmerica,Mother'sDayisaholidaywithaverylonghistory
B.MoreandmorecountriesareputasidetheirtraditionofcelebratingMother'sDay
C.InAmerica,Mother'sDayisonthesecondSundayinMay
D.Throughouttheworld,Mother'sDayiscelebratedonthesameday

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