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April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. It is on April 1st every year and is a day when many people play tricks(把戏) and jokes on each other.
One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England said that there would be no more spaghetti because the farmers in Italy had stopped growing it. Many people ran to supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people knew that the story was a trick, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another trick a TV show in England reported there was special water. They said this water would help people lose weight(减肥). By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had called the TV station to find out how to get this water.
Many April Fool's jokes may end up being not very funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her to marry(嫁) him. The lady was happy. However, when she said yes, he said, “April Fool!” ▲ The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was stopped.
One of the world's most famous tricks, however, happened in October, not in April. In that month in 1938, actor Welles said on his radio programme that aliens(外星人) from Mars had landed on the earth. He also said they were moving across the USA. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people believed the story, and people across the whole country felt afraid. By the time the police announced that the story was a trick, thousands of people had left their homes.
(B)1. How does the writer tell stories about the April Fool's Day?
A. By asking questions.
B. By giving examples.
C. By drawing pictures.
D. By giving advice.
(B)2. According to the passage, why did people want to get the special water?
A. Because people wanted to play the trick.
B. Because people wanted to become thinner.
C. Because the TV show asked people to buy the water.
D. Because people wanted to use the water to make spaghetti.
(D)3. Which sentence is the most suitable to go to “▲”?
A. That little joke didn't matter.
B. That little joke made him famous.
C. That little joke made everyone laugh.
D. That little joke didn't have a happy ending.
(D)4. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. All the tricks and jokes can make people happy.
B. April Fool's Day has a history of hundreds of years.
C. On April 1st, people can make any joke or play any trick.
D. On April 1st, people should be more careful with tricks.

答案： 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. D