Today is April Fools’ Day. Do you like playing jokes on o　　　　　 (1)? If you do, today is your day! April Fools’ Day is quite p　　　　 (2) in the West. In many countries, the day is celebrated with h　　　　　 (3) tricks and jokes. In France, people try to put a paper fish on someone’s b　　　　　 (4). Then they shout “April fish! April fish!” In Portugal, friends happily t　　　　 (5) flour(面粉) at each other. And in England, tricks are p　　　　　　 (6) only before noon; anything later is considered bad luck.

Newspapers and radio and TV stations have also j　　　　　　 (7) in the fun. The BBC played a famous trick in 1957 c　　　　 (8) “The Spaghetti Tree.” It was a TV special that　　 e　　　　 (9) how spaghetti(意大利面) was grown on trees in Switzerland. Many people were fooled and called BBC to ask how to p　　　　 (10) a spaghetti tree. The BBC answered, “place a piece of spaghetti in … tomato sauce(酱) and hope for the best.”

Today is a day for laughter and lots of f　　　　　 (11). No matter what tricks you are going to play, remember not to h　　　　　 (12) others.

6. 很多学生宁愿独自承担烦恼也不愿与他人一道分担。

Many children _______________________________________than share them with others.

5. 我确信他会和疾病进行顽强的斗争。

　 I’m sure he 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 his illness.　　

4. 为了能赚到足够的钱，他经常放弃休息日。

　 ____　　　　　　　　　　　　 , he gives up rest days quite often.

3. 你已经决定如何来处理这台旧电脑了吗？

Have you 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 the old computer?

2. 我在学习和兴趣之间得到一个平衡有困难。

　 I have 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 my schoolwork and hobbies.

1. 雷锋把所有精力都投入到为人民服务中了。

　 Lei Feng 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　serving the people.

10. He will spend as much time as he can __________ his spoken English. (improve)

9. No one was sure how long the snowstorm 　　　　 (continue). All they could do was to wait.

8. - Why were you so busy the whole afternoon last Sunday?

　 - We 　　　　 ( plan ) to have a fashion show for poor children.