题目内容
April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one ________ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began. However, there are some stories about ________ it came into being. One story ________ like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated ________ much the same way ________ it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar(日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, ________, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the ________ in the date, so they ________ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. ________ played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ________. When the “young fool” ________ this trick, the prankster(恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”
Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ________ trick on April Fool’s Day is ________ to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (你的鞋带开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ________ the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”
In Britain today, on the first of April, even ________ newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ________ read a science ________ showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ________ you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO ________ on an island.
1.A. understandsB. knowsC. believesD. remembers
2.A. whenB. whyC. howD. where
3.A. goesB. tellsC. happensD. writes
4.A. asB. likeC. withD. in
5.A. likeB. asC. soD. for
6.A. howeverB. butC. thereforeD. instead
7.A. factB. newsC. changeD. information
8.A. remainedB. continuedC. consideredD. went
9.A. OthersB. SomebodyC. ManyD. Some
10.A. realB. trueC. rightD. correct
11.A. handsB. facesC. backsD. heads
12.A. discoversB. seesC. foundD. notices
13.A. usualB. commonC. funnyD. silly
14.A. looking downB. pointing down
C. getting downD. turning down
15.A. WheneverB. WhoeverC. WhateverD. Wherever
16.A. seriousB. famousC. interestingD. important
17.A. mightB. shouldC. couldD. must
18.A. letterB. speechC. writingD. report
19.A. soB. andC. orD. but
20.A. lyingB. walkingC. flyingD. landing