A. Tips on playing tricks on April Fool’s Day
B. How France celebrate April Fool’s Day
C. An example of April Fool’s Day tricks
D. At what time Brits and the Danish celebrate April Fool’s Day
E. How Brits and the Danish celebrste April Fool’s Day
F. How April Fool’s Day began
Just joking around
April Fool’s Day has just gone. Maybe you have played tricks on your family and friends. Read on. You might be able to surprise them with some history and fun facts about the holidays as well.
【小题1】___________
Imagine that a friend of yours calls you or sends a short message to you. “ Did you hear? Scientists have discovered a panda that can talk. I saw it on the news!” If you hear a crazy story like this, make sure to check the date. If it’s April 1, it might be an April Fool’s Day trick!
【小题2】___________
April Fool’s Day is also known in some places as All Fool’s Day. No one knows for sure how it started. Some believe the history of April Fool’s Day goes back to the 16^th century when Europeans made January the start of the new year insead of April. Those who still celebrated the New Year on April 1 became known as “April fools ”. People began playing tricks on them.
【小题3】__________
Today, almost 500 years later, April 1 is still a day when tricks are played on people in a spirit of fun. France calls this day Poisson d’Avril,which means “ April fish”. Children tape a picture of a fish onto their friends’back and shout “ Poisson d’Avril”.
【小题4】___________
The UK only celebrates April Fool’s Day in the morning, as Brits believe it is bad luck to play jokes in the afternoon. In Denmark, people play tricks on April 1 and celebrate again on May 1.
【小题5】___________
Remember, no matter what trick you play, be sure that it’s safe and not mean. April Fool’s Day isn’t fun if someone’s crying.

A. Tips on playing tricks on April Fool’s Day

B. How France celebrate April Fool’s Day

C. An example of April Fool’s Day tricks

D. At what time Brits and the Danish celebrate April Fool’s Day

E. How Brits and the Danish celebrste April Fool’s Day

F. How April Fool’s Day began

Just joking around

April Fool’s Day has just gone. Maybe you have played tricks on your family and friends. Read on. You might be able to surprise them with some history and fun facts about the holidays as well.

1.___________

Imagine that a friend of yours calls you or sends a short message to you. “ Did you hear? Scientists have discovered a panda that can talk. I saw it on the news!” If you hear a crazy story like this, make sure to check the date. If it’s April 1, it might be an April Fool’s Day trick!

2.___________

April Fool’s Day is also known in some places as All Fool’s Day. No one knows for sure how it started. Some believe the history of April Fool’s Day goes back to the 16^th century when Europeans made January the start of the new year insead of April. Those who still celebrated the New Year on April 1 became known as “April fools ”. People began playing tricks on them.

3.__________

Today, almost 500 years later, April 1 is still a day when tricks are played on people in a spirit of fun. France calls this day Poisson d’Avril,which means “ April fish”. Children tape a picture of a fish onto their friends’back and shout “ Poisson d’Avril”.

4.___________

The UK only celebrates April Fool’s Day in the morning, as Brits believe it is bad luck to play jokes in the afternoon. In Denmark, people play tricks on April 1 and celebrate again on May 1.

5.___________

Remember, no matter what trick you play, be sure that it’s safe and not mean. April Fool’s Day isn’t fun if someone’s crying.

Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most, and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written   1   that frees me from   2   when it's raining.

For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn't raining at all. I   3

the sign to the announcer, and the band began   4   my music.

The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being   5  about the wetness.

And so we came to the head-in-mouth   6  . When I pulled Leo's mouth open raising his face and nose to the   7  . I noticed that the muscles (肌肉) of his jaws (上、下颚) were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become   8   all over.

My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap-on-jaw   9   to let me go. But then nothing happened.

I   10   again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap. I heard gunfire men were trying to get Leo's   11  . But already, with my face   12   in the back of his mouth, I was finding it hard to breathe, I knew what had happened: with the   13   beating on his face, Leo had forgotten me. I heard the gunfire again.

I awoke with an oxygen mask   14   my face, and a doctor was working over me." You're   15  ," said the doctor, "as soon as you went faint (头晕的), the lion   16   you. For nearly three minutes you had no heartbeat!"

By then it had   17   raining. I called Leo back and opened his jaw. "Don't be a fool!" the doctor said,   18   I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I have Leo the tap on the jaw --and he obeyed immediately.

Yet, when I tried to trick again the next time, Leo   19  . I believed he was unwilling to   20   me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion            B. notice                       C. agreement                D. decision

2. A. performing           B. trying                       C. acting                      D. training

3. A. set                       B. gave                         C. put                          D. made

4. A. making                 B. playing                     C. enjoying                   D. practising

5. A. happy                   B. sad                          C. sorry                       D. anxious

6. A. joke                            B. trick                         C. play                         D. attempt

7. A. sky                      B. earth                        C. cage                        D. ceiling

8. A. angry                   B. excited                     C. tense                        D. frightened

9. A. mark                    B. sign                         C. order                       D. information

10. A. hit                      B. beat                         C. pulled                       D. tapped

11. A. silence                B. control                            C. attention                   D. death

12. A. buried                 B. hidden                      C. put                          D. sunk

13. A. stick                   B. gun                          C. rain                          D. hand

14. A. in                       B. above                       C. below                      D. over

15. A. foolish                B. crazy                       C. safe                         D. lucky

16. A. kept                   B. dropped                    C. fell                           D. bit

17. A. begun                 B. stopped                    C. continued                 D. been

18. A. and                    B. so                            C. but                          D. or

19. A. obeyed               B. refused                     C. agreed                      D. regretted

20. A. hurt                    B. kill                           C. damage                    D. fool

Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written 1 that frees me from 2 when it’s raining.

    For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.

    The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.

    And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.

    My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.

    I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夹子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...

    I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧气罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”

    By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.

    Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion    B. notice　　　　 C. agreement　　　　 D. decision

2. A. performing    B. trying　　　　　　    C. acting　　　　　　   D. training

    3. A. happy　　　　    B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. sorry　　　　　　    D. anxious

    4. A. joke　　　　　　   B. trick　　　　　　　　  C. play　　　　　　　　  D. attempt

    5. A. sky　　　　　　   B. earth　　　　　　　　 C. cage　　　　　　　　 D. ceiling

    6. A. angry　　　　    B. excited　　　　　　  C. tense　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

    7. A. mark　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　  C. order　　　　　　    D. information

8. A. something     B. it　　　　　　　　　　  C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

    9. A. hit　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. pulled　　　　　　    D. tapped

    10. A. shouts 　　    B. cheers　　　　　　   C. gunfire　　　　　　  D. drum

    11. A. silence　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　    D. death

    12. A. buried　　　　  B. hidden　　　　　　   C. put　　　　　　　　   D. sunk

    13. A. easy　　　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. necessary

    14. A. forgotten　　  B. caught　　　　　　   C. bitten　　　　　　    D. killed

    15.A. in　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　    C. below　　　　　　   D. over

    16.A. kept　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. bit

    17. A. opened　　　　 B. tapped　　　　　　   C. struck　　　　　　   D. examined

    18.A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　   D. or

    19. A. obeyed　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　  C. agreed　　　　　　   D. regretted

20. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　　　    C. damage　　　　　　 D. fool

    For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.

    The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.

    And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.

    My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.

    I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夹子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...

    I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧气罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”

    By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.

    Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion    B. notice　　　　 C. agreement　　　　 D. decision

2. A. performing    B. trying　　　　　　    C. acting　　　　　　   D. training

    3. A. happy　　　　    B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. sorry　　　　　　    D. anxious

    4. A. joke　　　　　　   B. trick　　　　　　　　  C. play　　　　　　　　  D. attempt

    5. A. sky　　　　　　   B. earth　　　　　　　　 C. cage　　　　　　　　 D. ceiling

    6. A. angry　　　　    B. excited　　　　　　  C. tense　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

    7. A. mark　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　  C. order　　　　　　    D. information

8. A. something     B. it　　　　　　　　　　  C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

    9. A. hit　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. pulled　　　　　　    D. tapped

    10. A. shouts 　　    B. cheers　　　　　　   C. gunfire　　　　　　  D. drum

    11. A. silence　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　    D. death

    12. A. buried　　　　  B. hidden　　　　　　   C. put　　　　　　　　   D. sunk

    13. A. easy　　　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. necessary

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sp;  14. A. forgotten　　  B. caught　　　　　　   C. bitten　　　　　　    D. killed

    15.A. in　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　    C. below　　　　　　   D. over

    16.A. kept　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. bit

    17. A. opened　　　　 B. tapped　　　　　　   C. struck　　　　　　   D. examined

    18.A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　   D. or

    19. A. obeyed　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　  C. agreed　　　　　　   D. regretted

20. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　　　    C. damage　　　　　　 D. fool