Happy April Fool's Day

In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

INSTANT COLOUR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel inSweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station's tech?nical expert? Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display colour reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favourite shows in colour. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. Actual colour TV transmission only started to ap?pear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊)in honour of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this un?known nation. The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the is?land was made up.

NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio s Talk of the Nation programme announced that Richard Nichard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, "I didn't do any?thing wrong, and I won't do it again. ,, Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片断)of Nixon de?livering his election speech. Listeners responded imme?diately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the sec?ond half of the show did the host John Hockenbcrry re?veal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon's voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

1.Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. India. B.  TheUK.

C.TheUnited States.      D.Sweden.

2.Who worked as a host on the radio?

A.Kjell Stensson.  B.  Rich Little.

C.Richard Nixon.     D.  John Hockenbcrry.

3.When did the small republic San Scrriffe come into being?

A.In 1962.     B.  In 1977.

C.In 1992.  D. Never.

4.Where can we probably read this article?

A.In an ad.    B.   In a magazine.

C.In a novel.    D.  In a textbook.

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We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, and looking for that special love. Unfortunately, that's not usually how life works. To be loved, you should love and respect yourself as much as you do others. In order to love someone, you should love yourself.

•    Stop comparing yourself to others. 5 We all have different gifts. When you compare yourself to others for what they have, whether it is a car, a house, or a job, it makes you feel bad about yourself. Really be grateful about every?thing you have. Gratitude keeps your heart open to love.

•Practise receiving love. To truly love is to be able to receive it. When someone loves you, does some kind deeds to you, or says kind words, accept it. 6 Know that you are worthy of love. It is important to accept a gift of love by oth?ers. You give yourself a chance to learn more about yourself that you are lovable. 7

•        8 Write about your experiences, good and bad. When you write down good experiences, allow yourself to feel those feelings. When you remember bad experiences, allow yourself to feel self-compassion. Compassion is not self-pity, but rather willingness to accept one's own pain and regret.

•     Stop trying to be perfect. Stop blaming yourself for being less than perfect. 9

Just follow all the steps above and don't let anyone's ex?pectations of you put any pressure on you.

A.     Keep a diary.

B.     Appreciate yourself.

C.     Do not feel sorry about it.

D.     Always do your best, but not reaching perfection is not a failure.

E.     Allow yourself to feel the love that has come your way.

F.      You give someone a joy of giving by loving you.

G.     Everyone on the earth is unique.

The purpose of the TOEFL test is to evaluate the English level of people who are non-native English speakers. The TOEFL test on computer combines many of the same question types as the traditional paper-based test with new question types that are only offered in the computer format (格式).This is an easy-to-use testing system for even the most basic computer users.

Section,score and time:

1)    Listening Comprehension: 0〜30 points; measures a student's ability to understand North American English. 30 to 49 questions with 15〜25 minutes to answer the ques?tions. 40〜60 minutes to complete the entire section. The clock runs while you are answering questions , but not while you are listening to conversations and talks.

2)    Structure: 0~30 points; measures a student's a-bility to recognize language appropriate for standard written English. 20^-25 questions with 15〜25 minutes to complete the questions.

3)    Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension: 0〜30 points; measures a student's ability to understand non?technical reading material. 44〜55 questions with 70〜90 minutes to complete the section (includes time spent reading passages and answering questions).

4)Essay Writing: measures a student's ability to ex?press ideas in standard written English. One assigned es?say topic,with 30 minutes to write the essay.

The score from the essay in the Writing Section is included in the Structure score. The essay is graded on a scaled score of 0 to 6. Six is the highest possible score in the Writing Section.

You may take the TOEFL test only once in any cal?endar month. IMPORTANT: If you take the test more than once in a calendar month,your new scores will not be reported and your test fee will not be given back.

5.    Compared with the traditional test, the new TOEFL

test  .

A.    is much easier for non-native English speakers to pass

B.    requires exam takers to have good computer skills

C.    can better evaluate the English level of non-Eng?lish speakers

D.    has new question types that can only be carried out on the computer

6.    What can we learn about the Writing Section from the passage?

A.    Students are allowed to write freely in standard English.

B.    Essay Writing is the most difficult of the four sections.

C.    Essay Writing can best evaluate people's English level.

D.    Students can get six points at most in this sec?tion.

7.    The passage suggests that when you take a TOEFL

test, .

A.    you will spend less time answering questions than listening to them

B.    you will be examined on English grammar in the Structure Section

C.    your score will be reduced if you take it more than once a month

D.    you will have to pay larger test fees if you take a second test in a month

8.    If you take the TOEFL test in early May, the earli?est time you can take another is .

A.  in July    B.  in late May

C.   in June  D.  in early August

True leadership is not just the ability to identify the talent and skill of the polished individuals around you. It involves being able to dig beneath the surface and discover 5   .

Once there was a boy who constantly sat and talked in his maths class, and seemed 6    in group activities. Most teachers would 7   think of him as a problem student.

However, Anna was different. She believed the student was above 8  in other areas so she created a strategy to find out.

Anna didn't 9   the parents. Instead she organized a handful of activities in class to get more information. In place of calling out for volunteers in class she created a  10  for each Friday : Girls vs Boys.

The first week the class was totally 11 . Every?one wanted to win. Even the boy had his hand up the whole time trying to get a turn. 12 , Anna waited, and waited , and waited. Finally the 13 teacher paired the boy with the most 14 girl student in class.

Now the two teams had a 15 score, and all the students sat back eager to see the result. As the teacher placed the question on the board, most of the students began to 16 their heads :this was a question they had never   17   in class.

18 the teacher yelled. Both students started doing it 19 thinking of how to solve the complex question. Their classmates, full of 20 , exclaimed, "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" The boy finished it just seconds before the girl and spun around with his 21 raised, "I won!" Almost nobody could believe the student they admired failed until Anna    22     the result.

This was what Anna tried to get. It turned out that the student wasn't bad; he was 23 So we can see that 24 hidden abilities is not always easy but the end results can be magical. Try your hand at this quality of leadership now and report your results.


5.    A.  truth       B. treasure

     C.  potential  D. motivation

6.    A.  active      B. cautious

     C.  discouraged     D. disconnected

7.    A.  immediately    B. appropriately

      C.  abnormally     D. scarcely

8.    A.  limit       B. average

   C.  prejudice       D. value

9.    A.  contact    B. comfort

   C.  warn       D. blame

10.   A.  dilemma  B. debate

    C.  game       D. competition

11 .   A.  creative   B. noisy

   C.   enthusiastic   D. curious

12.   A. Yet     B. Still

   C.  Somehow       D. Therefore

13.   A.   arbitrary       B. wise

    C.  ridiculous       D. puzzled

14.   A.  elegant    B. careless

    C.  hard-working  D. considerate

15.   A.  rare  B. close

    C.  poor D. different

16.   A.  turn B. lift

    C.  shake       D. nod

17.   A.  raised      B. feared

    C.  overlooked      D. covered

18.   A.  Go   B. Hurry

    C.  Look          D. Try

19.   A.  skilfully  B. slowly

    C.  casually   D. abruptly

20.   A.  chaos      B. anxiety

    C.  courage   D. excitement

21.   A.  arms       B. hopes

     C.  confidence      D. eyes

22.   A.  obtained  B. analysed

    C.  confirmed       D. adjusted

23.   A.  upset       B. bored

    C.  tired D. spoiled

24.   A.  foreseeing       B. assessing

    C.  appreciating    D. recognizing

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