【正文】 more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on puter keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the puter too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a puter as early as primary school. And puter dependence is more widely spread among university students. Almost all their assignment and essays are typed on a puter.All the students interviewed say they usually use a puter.It’s faster and easier to correct if using a puter. And that’s why puters are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in puters increasingly, problems appear.“When I’m writing with a pen ,I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a puter, why bother to handwrite?Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. But those characters typed with puter keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion.Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes pulsory（必修的）and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.1. The underlined expression “taking stock in” in paragraph 4 probably means . A. getting bored with B. getting dependent on C. being crazy about D. getting curious about2. The students interviewed prefer to write using a puter mainly because .A. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently B. they are usually asked to their homework and essays C. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character D. puters have bee a trend and fashion in China3. Which of the following statement is NOT true of the advantage of handwriting? A. Handwriting contains the writer’s emotions. B. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s selfconfidence. D. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. To Type or to Handwrite. B. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing. C. Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand. D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.B Unlike most other holidays, the history of April Fools’ Day. Sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is not totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582, in France. Before that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March celebration reached the highest point on April the reform of the calendar under Charles 1X,the the Gregorian calendar(公歷，陽歷）was introduced, and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1. However, because in those days munications were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April backward people were considered “fools” by other people. They were often sent on “fools” errands（徒勞無益的工作）or were made the targets of jokes. This developed, over time, into a tradition of playing a trick on someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventually spread to England and Scotland in the eighteenth century. It was later introduced to the American colonies of both the Britain and France. April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast, so to speak, with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.[來源:Zamp。t looking.Members of the audience have to shout a warning to one of the characters and argue with the character (usually the dame) when she does not believe them. When she shouts, “Oh no, it isn’t,” the audience always responds with “Oh yes, it is!” The audience also learns and sings a simple song and a few children are sometimes invited to help one of the characters during the show.9. The theatreineducat