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　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

[　　]

A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[　　]

A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

[　　]

A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble

英语趣味阅读

　　April is a day on which , in some countries , people try to play tricks on (开……的玩笑) others. If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool”, and then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too.

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver anxiously(焦急地) turned switches but nothing happened. Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said , “This poor bus is getting old. It isn't going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward (探身过去) suddenly as hard as you can. That should get the bus started again. But if it doesn't, I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously.

　　Then the driver turned to his front and asked, “Are you ready?”

　　Then passengers hardly had enough breath(呼吸)to answer, “Yes ”.

　　 “One! Two! Three! ”counted the driver. The passengers all swung forward (向前晃) suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed.

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief (放松) . But their smiles turned to surprise and thendelighted (快乐的)laughter when the driver merrily cried, “AprilFool ! ”

1．On April ________ .

[　　]

A．one who tricks somebody successfully says“April Fool !”.

B．one who has been tricked says“April Fool”!

C．People say, “April Fool!”to each other wherever theymeet.

D．one cannot fool anybody.

2．The driver anxiously turned switches in order to ________ .

[　　]

A．get the bus started again

B．make the passengers believe there was something wrongwith the bus

C．turn on the radio

D．show the bus was not going as well as before

3．He asked every passenger to ________ before he countedthree.

[　　]

A．Lean forward as hard as possible

B．sit still

C．shut their eyes

D．lean backward against their seats

4．The sentence“The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer“means ________

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they were a bit nervous (紧张)

C．there was not enough air in the bus

D．they just wouldn't answer“Yes.”

5．The bus started up because ________ .

[　　]

A．the driver had counted“One ! Two ! Three ! ”

B．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

C．nothing was wrong with it

D．the driver had rid it of (解决)its trouble