"I just gave birth to 5 babies last weekend." Isn't that exciting? Oh, you don't believe me? "Okay then, I stole some money from a bank on Saturday night." Now do you believe me? Actually, I hope you don't. April 1st, or April Fool's Day is the day when we play jokes on people. Do you have it in your country?

April Fool's Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year's Day was celebrated on April 1st. If they were teased, they were called fools.

Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle, so another person could put it in his coffee "by accident". Or someone might change the time on another person's alarm clock so that the person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.

After we play the trick, we say "April Fool". Then the poor person realizes he has been fooled. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone. Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone? Try it out.

1.Before the sixteenth century, New Year's Day was on _______.

A.April 1st B.January 1st C.October 1st D.February 1st

2.Which of the following situations doesn't make you "April Fool"?

A.Someone might put salt in the sugar bottle, then I could put it in my coffee "by accident".

B.A man might take my bag by mistake, then he could say sorry to me.

C.Someone might change the time on my alarm clock, then I would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.

D.A person would tell a lie to make me shocked.

3.Sometimes people lie to shock someone on_______.

A.New Year's Day B.Christmas Day C.April Fool's Day D.Thanks giving Day

4.In the 2nd paragraph, the closest meaning of the underlined word "teased" is in English.

A.hit B.criticized C.laughed at D.shocked

5.What should be the right attitude(態(tài)度) towards "April Fool"?

A.It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn't cause any real harm to anyone.

B.It is done for the real fools.

C.We needn't say "April Fool" when we play jokes on people on April 1st.

D.Don't play jokes on others.

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