April Fool’s Day（愚人节）, was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was the beginning of this custom. Some people connect it with the end of winter and the return of spring which make people merry and ready to play jokes.

In Scotland young people were sent for hen’s teeth or bird’s milk and everybody laughed when they could find such things. In the USA and Britain some people could place a sign on a person’s back with the words “push me!” Children often tell a grown-up that his sock is torn or he has something black on his face, and then shout “April Fool!” There is also the old purse（钱包） trick. A purse is left lying in the street, but when someone wants to take it, it is quickly pulled back by a string which the hidden joker holds in his hand. Or the purse may be filled with stones. Sometimes invitations are sent to people, asking them to come and visit somebody, but when they come they see that nobody expects them. Some people like to telephone to the zoo on the day and ask for Mr. Fish, Miss Fox or Mrs. Cat. All these jokes are very old but still they make people laugh.

____________knows when the custom of April Fool’s Day started．

       A．One B．Anyone  C．Nobody  D．Someone

Many tricks are played on April Fool’s day except ____ ．

   A．phoning the zoo           B．placing a sign on someone’s back

   C．playing cards              D．leaving a purse in the street

The purpose of playing jokes is to _____ ．

       A．for fun                       B．make people laugh    

       C．make fool of oneself     D．fool someone

The best title of the passage is ____ ．

   A．How people in the west spend their April Fool’s Day

   B．Customs are different

   C．How British people celebrate their holidays

   D．How April Fool’s Day comes about

       April Fool’s Day（愚人节）, was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was the beginning of this custom. Some people connect it with the end of winter and the return of spring which make people merry and ready to play jokes.

In Scotland young people were sent for hen’s teeth or bird’s milk and everybody laughed when they could find such things. In the USA and Britain some people could place a sign on a person’s back with the words “push me!” Children often tell a grown-up that his sock is torn or he has something black on his face, and then shout “April Fool!” There is also the old purse（钱包） trick. A purse is left lying in the street, but when someone wants to take it, it is quickly pulled back by a string which the hidden joker holds in his hand. Or the purse may be filled with stones. Sometimes invitations are sent to people, asking them to come and visit somebody, but when they come they see that nobody expects them. Some people like to telephone to the zoo on the day and ask for Mr. Fish, Miss Fox or Mrs. Cat. All these jokes are very old but still they make people laugh.

1. ____________knows when the custom of April Fool’s Day started．

A．One

B．Anyone

C．Nobody

D．Someone

2.Many tricks are played on April Fool’s day except ____ ．

A．phoning the zoo	B．placing a sign on someone’s back
C．playing cards	D．leaving a purse in the street

3.The purpose of playing jokes is to _____ ．

A．for fun	B．make people laugh
C．make fool of oneself	D．fool someone

4.The best title of the passage is ____ ．

A．How people in the west spend their April Fool’s Day

B．Customs are different

C．How British people celebrate their holidays

D．How April Fool’s Day comes about

 

   At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

45．Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

       A．The customers didn’t tip her enough．

       B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect．

       C．Everybody had an enormous order．

       D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected．

46．The man came to the coffee shop to ______．

       A．buy his favorite doughnut               B．complain to the author

       C．buy a cup of iced coffee            D．get out of the rain

47．The man felt thankful for the writer because ______．

       A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

      B．she knew exactly how the man felt

       C．she offered him coffee and food for free

       D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

48．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched．

       B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path．

       C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships．

       D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy．

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

A．The customers didn’t tip her enough

B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect

C．Everybody had an enormous order

D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected

2.The man came to the coffee shop to ______

A．buy his favorite doughnut              B．complain to the author

C．buy a cup of iced coffee         D．get out of the rain

3.The man felt thankful for the writer because ______

A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

B．she knew exactly how the man felt

C．she offered him coffee and food for free

D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched

B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path

C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships

D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy