V. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is holiday that celebrates and honors mothers. It is celebrated ___(1)___ the second Sunday in May. This holiday is an opportunity for children to show gratitude, love, and honors to their beloved mother. Mother’s Day is as important ___(2)___ some major holidays of the year for women such as International Women’s Day on March 8 or Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20. The ___(3)___ of the holiday is carnation. People were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation ___(4)___ their mother was dead. All mother figures including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mother are ___(5)___ in the holiday.