“Jack, the headmaster wants you in his office.”

　　When he heard this, Jack began to (1) about it and suddenly everyone around (2) and shouted “April fool”（在愚人节受到愚弄的人）, for this was April 1, or April Fools' Day.

　　In Britain and in some other (3) , it is usual and ordinary to play a joke on people on that day. Children are (4) to play harmless jokes on their friends until twelve o'clock at night. (5) they try to play a joke on other children into (6) foolish （愚蠢的）things. Not only children but also grown-ups enjoy playing a joke on others. Even newspapers and radios (7) try to play a joke on the (8) with a clever April Fools' story.

　　Some time ago, (9) , a very serious BBC TV program did a ten-minute (10) about spaghetti（意大利细面条）trees in Italy. The reporter said that trees weren't (11) as much spaghetti as they did last year because of the bad weather. He also said that the (12) of spaghetti would (13) A lot of people who didn't know what spaghetti was made of 14 the story. Some housewives 15 to buy the food that was going to become in short supply（供应）.

(1) A．discover	B．frighten
C．connect	D．worry
(2) A．laughed	B．amazed
C．quarreled	D．greeted
(3) A．cities	B．universities
C．countries	D．villages
(4) A．made	B．allowed
C．expected	D．encouraged
(5) A．Usually	B．Happily
C．Terribly	D．Politely
(6) A．having	B．taking
C．making	D．doing
(7) A．in time	B．at times
C．all the time	D．on time
(8) A．readers	B．listeners
C．public	D．children
(9) A．for example	B．such as
C．so far	D．in fact
(10) A．film	B．display
C．show	D．report
(11) A．planting	B．producing
C．collecting	D．storing
(12) A．size	B．safety
C．price	D．prize
(13) A．open up	B．turn up
C．look up	D．go up
(14) A．realized	B．believed
C．understood	D．received
(15) A．hurried	B．refused
C．frightened	D．needed

阅读理解

　　Mark Twain, as you know, was famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny (可笑的) stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare(费用)for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and mine.”Mark Twain said. The friend did not know what to do.

　　“We can do this.” said Mark Twain, “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets, you can hide under my seat. ”

　　Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for his friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice.

　　“My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat.” Of course everyone on the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

1．The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because ________.

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A．his wallet was stolen

B．his money was lost

C．he was too poor to buy one

2．Mark Twain told his friend he couldn't buy him a ticket because ________.

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A．he wanted to play a joke on him

B．he didn't have enough money

C．he didn't find his wallet, either

3．When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend ________.

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A．was standing nearby	B．was lying on the seat
C．was lying under the seat

4．Mark Twin spoke in a loud voice because ________.

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A．he wanted all the people in his car to know there was a man under the seat

B．the conductor was standing far away

C．he enjoyed doing so

5．Which of the following sentences is true? ________.

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A．The friend didn't know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him

B．Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket

C．The conductor didn't check their tickets

阅读理解

My Wife Is Ill

　　Mr Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients(病人)went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to rest in the daytime. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one, He was too tired to say a word and lay down at once, As soon as he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

　　“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer, “Please go and look her over. ”Mr Jackson had to go out with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and the road was covered with snow and ice. The farmer lived far away from the town and they went through a forest, crossed two rivers and a mountain. It took them three hours to get to the short, small house. And they were both tired, cold and hungry.

　　The woman stayed in bed, She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night?” “I’m sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We’re poor. In the day, when you’re busy, I can’t go for you, If you come to look her over at night when you’re free, we’ll pay you nothing.”

(1)It was ________ for Mr Jackson to get to the farmer’s house.

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(2)When Mr Jackson and the farmer reached(到达)the house, it was ________.

[　　]

(3)Mr Jackson was angry with _________.

[　　]

(4)_________,so he fell asleep soon.

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A. It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson

B. Mr Jackson was very tired that night

C. Mr. Jackson felt unwell that night

D. Mr. Jackson was afraid to be waken up soon

(5)The woman did nothing at home because ________.

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A. something was wrong with her

B. her husband was strong enough to do all

C. she was lazy

D. she hoped to be looked over

(6)The farmer went for Mr. Jackson late at night because ________.

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A. he wanted to play a joke on him

B. he was afraid his wife was going to die

C. his wife had really been ill before he went for him

D. he wanted to save some money

　　Mark Twain was famous（著名）in his day as a public（公众的）speaker. In his public speeches（演说）he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.

　　One day one of his friends lost his wallet（钱包）and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare（车费）for him.

　　“But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and mine,” Mark Twain said. The friend didn't know what to do.

　　“We can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets（验票）, you can hide under my seat.”

　　Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets--one for him friend and one for himself. Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange（奇怪的）man. When he travels on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He prefers（宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat.” Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

(1)The friend asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him because _______.

[　　]

A．he was too poor to buy one

B．his wallet was lost

C．his money was little

D．Mark Twain had a lot of money

(2)Mark Twain told him he couldn't buy him a ticket because ________.

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A．he didn't have enough money

B．he wanted to play a joke on him

C．he wanted to save some money

D．he didn't find his wallet, either

(3)When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was _______.

[　　]

A．lying under the seat	B．sitting on the seat
C．lying on the seat	D．standing nearby

(4)Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because _______.

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A．the conductor was standing far away

B．his friend was deaf（聋）

C．he enjoyed doing so

D．he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat

(5)Which of the following sentences is not true?

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A．The friend didn't know Mark Twain had bought a ticket for him.

B．Mark Twain not only liked to tell funny stories but also liked to listen to funny stories.

C．Both Mark Twain and his friend got on the train without a ticket.

D．Mark Twain bought two tickets before they got on the train.