There are a number of phrases built on the word “put”, such as put up, put out, put off and so on. The expression “putting one on” is among them. You tell a person something that he finds difficult to believe, and he may look at you more closely and ask: “Are you putting me on?” He doesn't think you are serious. Perhaps, you are joking with him, trying to test his reaction.

       The expression putting one on is closest to the phrase to put one over on a person, meaning to trick him. However, in certain light situation, many will not say to you: “Stop trying to put one over on me”, they will say: “Stop putting me on.” And when one accuses you of putting him on, he is generally not as serious as he might be.

       People who try to put you on are more often just joking, having some pleasant friendly fun. But one who is trying to put something over on you is not to be taken so lightly and usually he is not.

       There are people who like to play practical jokes on friends, to put them on in strange way, some funny, some not. This is especially true on April Fool's Day. Year after year, numbers of people let themselves be fooled by the same joke. They just forget what had happened to them the year before. One of these often repeated jokes is a telephone call. The caller changes his voice and says to his friend: “Hello, is this Mr Jones? I have an important message for you from Mr. Fox. Please call him at this number.”The caller then gives his friend the telephone number of the National Zoo.

       Unthinkingly, the friend quickly makes his call and says: “Hello, I must speak to Mr Fox. It is urgent.”

       The man on the other end says: “Who?”

       “Mr. Fox. I don't know his first name. Please hurry.”

       The man at the other end answers：“We have no Mr Fox here.” Then he realizes it is a joke and he begins to laugh and says:“Look, friend, this is the zoo. Somebody is putting your leg, putting you on.”

1．Which of the following is true?

       A．“Put one on” is often expressed and felt in a pleasant and friendly way.

       B．“Put something over on a person” is often used among close friends.

       C．Both are used to express the same feeling.

       D．Playing practical jokes on friends are always funny.

2．Mr. Jones was not able to speak to Mr. Fox because ________.

       A．the one who answered the phone didn't know Mr. Fox

       B．Mr. Fox was not in at that moment

       C．he called the wrong number and the wrong place

       D．this Mr. Fox happened to be an animal

3．This article is mainly about ________.

       A．the jokes people are likely to make on April Fool's Day

       B．the meaning of “put one on” and how to use it correctly

       C．the difference between “put one on” and “put one over on a person”

       D．April 1st, a day when people will make fun of each other

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came,  36  him and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The King was  37  , for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it  38  ?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was a person with great knowledge and was  39  to the doctor. So the doctor thought this would be a way of making him  40  . When the King told Gulbo what the doctor said and  41  him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo  42  understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the  43 . His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the  44 . On hearing what the King had asked for, she said, “don’t  45  , Father, I will help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place  46  the King’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise  47  the King could not sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to  48  what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.

The girl  49  to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby, I was  50  all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean  51  for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”

“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying to make a  52  of me? I have never heard of man having a baby.”

“Well, if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him,  53  can’t a man have a baby?”

The King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s  54 . Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his  55.”

1.                A．checked        B．tested          C．judged   D．examined

 

2.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．touched  D．moved

 

3.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．usual D．unusual

 

4.                A．a friend        B．an enemy       C．a neighbor D．a patient

 

5.                A．suffer          B．happy          C．angry D．laugh

 

6.                A．begged         B．ordered        C．decided  D．demanded

 

7.                A．suddenly       B．certainly        C．immediately   D．directly

 

8.                A．chance         B．situation        C．position  D．difficulty

 

9.                A．matter         B．wrong          C．thing D．problem

 

10.               A．frighten        B．worry          C．doubt D．fear

 

11.               A．above          B．on            C．below D．under

 

12.               A．but            B．when          C．as    D．that

 

13.               A．find out        B．get out         C．take out   D．bring out

 

14.               A．began          B．looked         C．became   D．pretended

 

15.               A．busy           B．free           C．surprised  D．anxious

 

16.               A．food           B．clothes         C．boxes D．something

 

17.               A．trick           B．joke           C．friend D．fool

 

18.               A．why           B．how           C．who  D．what

 

19.               A．girl            B．daughter       C．wife  D．friend

 

20.               A．daughter       B．son            C．girl   D．baby