SincetheendofWorldWarI(WWI)in1918，Canadians,andmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwars,fightingfor

　　SincetheendofWorldWarI(WWI)in1918，Canadians,andmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwars,fightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.

　　KnownasRemembranceDay,thedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWI，adarkperiodforouryoungcountry,whichclaimedthelivesofover60,000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwide.

　　AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWI，todaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowed，andthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.

　　Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtfor,andalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.

　　That’swhyweweartheredpoppy(罂粟花);that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsay“Thankyou”;that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.

　　Yetthismessageisfadingaway,yearafteryear.

　　TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.

　　Notonlyisthisdisrespectful,itdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.

　　ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFields,whileawreathofpoppiesislaid.

　　Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildrenaboutourhistory，nomatterhowviolentitwas.Shelteringthemfromtherealitiesofwarisagreatdisservice.

　　Understandingwhyconflictshappened,orhappentoday,canhelpshapechoicesanddecisionstheymakeasadults.

　　Ofcourse,becauseweliveinafreesociety,wecannotforceanindividualtodosomething.Itisunfortunate,butsomeparentsnowhavetheirchild“opt-out”oftheservices.Thesepeopleshouldberemindedtheyarefreetomakesuchchoicesonlybecauseofthemenandwomentherestofusareremembering.

　　小题1:WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRemembranceDay?A．It’sonlyheldinCanada.B．Itsceremonylasts11hours.C．ItfallsonNovember11theachyear.