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When Women Were “Ladies”

As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. No “nice” woman would d 1. of entering what was strictly a “man’s world”. Even if she could, what would she do? Men were positive that no women could deal with a job outside her home. This was such a w 2. accepted idea that when the famous Bront? sisters began writing books in 1846, they disguised (伪装) themselves by signing their books w 3. men’s names.

Teaching was the first profession (职业) open to women soon after 1800. But even so, that was not an e 4. profession for women to enter because most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to a 5. women.

Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Florence Nightingale became f 6. . Because she was a wealthy and cultured woman, as well as a nurse, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the s 7. and still be “ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England’s first training school for nurses in 1860.

The i 8. of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. Because women had slender (纤细的), quick f 9. , they learned to operate typewriter quickly and well. Businessmen found that they had to hire women for this new kind of work.

By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even m 10. to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that “nice” women could work in the business world had been accepted.

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April Fools’ Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. In France, it’s called “Fish of April.” In Scotland, the holiday is often called “Gowkie Day.” In Iraq, the holiday is called “April Lie.”

People have celebrated April Fools’ Day for a long time. Some believe the tradition comes from the ancient Romans more than two thousand years ago. It was a day of playing games and pretending to be someone else.

Others say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles changed the yearly calendar. He moved New Year’s Day from April 1st to January 1st. Many people did not know about the change because of communication problems back then. Some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st. Other people called them April Fools and played jokes on them.

In the United States, April Fools’ Day is just a day of joking and playing tricks on friends. These kinds of jokes are also called pranks. These jokes usually end in the shouting “April Fools!”

Simple pranks, like telling a friend a funny lie or making prank phone calls, are still common. But, major companies also get in on April Fools’ Day fun in a much bigger way. A few years ago, on April 1st, Starbucks announced it was introducing new coffee cup sizes—Plenta and Micra. The very large cups, bigger than a human head, remained useful for customers even after finishing all that coffee. According to Starbucks, the cups could be used as a rain hat, a pot for plants, or a lampshade (灯罩).

More and more, people use smart phone apps to play pranks on their friends on April Fools’ Day. One smart phone app, Cat Facts, sends funny facts about cats to your friends’ phones, every day.

Do you have any ideas for April Fools’ Day pranks? Have your friends played pranks on you before? Tell us about one in the comments (评论) section!

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1.In which country is April Fools’ Day called “April Lie”?

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2.Why did many people continue to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st even when the yearly calendar was changed?

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3.If a person in the US is fooled on the day, what will he be called at the end of the joke?

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4.According to the Starbucks’ announcement, what could customers do with the used large coffee cups?

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5.What do you think is a modern way to play a prank on April Fools’ Day?

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