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you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke, too. April Fool’s Day is a traditional
occasion. On that day people play harmless jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!"It’s a
"for-fun-only" day, so people don’t buy gifts or get the day off work or school. April Fool’s Day started
in France in the 16th century. At that time, New Year’s Day was between March 25th and April 1st.
When New Year’s Day changes to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April
1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools". Each country celebrates April Fool’s
Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The French fool their friends by sticking paper fish to
their friends’ backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!"In Eng-land, it is bad luck
to play an April Fool’s joke on someone after midday. Americans play small tricks on friends and
strangers alike. :
( )2. New Year’s Day was on January 1st five hundred years ago.
( )3. People are late for work on April 1st.
( )4. People don’t get the day off work or school.
( )5. A stranger may play jokes on you in America on April Fool’s Day.
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if you don't work hard for most time but just a few days before the exam.
If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar. Try to read stories
in English and speak English whenever you can.
Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the
exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last
finished your exam, read over your answers and correct the mistakes.
( )1. A good way to pass an exam is to have good luck.
( )2. Reading stories in English and speaking Eng- lish are helpful to English learning.
( )3. Before you start the exam, you should read carefully over the question paper.
( )4. Studying hard is the best way to pass your exam.
( )5. The title of this passage is "A good way to pass an exam".
us. We all like to have English classes very much. She is tall and beautiful. She looks like a middle
school student. She has big eyes, a small mouth and long black hair. She oftenWears a yellow coat
and black trousers. Her name is Wang Yanjun.We often call her Miss Wang. She teaches English very
well. Inclass, she looks like our sister.She often helps us to solve (解决) problems. After class, she looks
like our friend. We often play games together. This is my English teacher. I love her and believe my
Eng-lish will be better and better.
B. English classes
C. math classes
B. Wang Yangjun
C. Miss Yanjun
B. middle school
C. university(大学)
B. black coat, yellow trousers
C. yellow coat, black trousers
B. good, good
C. best, best
At first it wasn’t too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe.
“Dear Amy,” it began, “I’m in real trouble. I’ve wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents won’t even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I’ve tried explaining, but they won’t listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree.” The letter signed “Joe”.
Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn’t Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn’t think out a good answer. Andy couldn’t sleep. He just worried about poor Joe.
At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy’s math class, sat down next to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you? You look a little worried.”
“I guess I do,” said Andy.
“If you got an problem, why don’t you try writing to Dear Amy about it?” asked Eleanor.
Andy sighed; but she continued, “in fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn’t answered the phony letter I wrote her last week. You’d better read it – it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe.”
【小题1】
【小题2】It’s clear “Dear Amy” ______.
A.helps students who want to run away from home | B.answers letters from the students |
C.writes songs for the students | D.meets readers at a bar |
【小题4】
【小题5】The underlined word “ phony ” perhaps means ______.
A.unreal | B.boyish | C.popular | D.favourite |