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April Fools’ Day The first of April is monly known __1__ April Fools’ Day, and it’s customarily on this day to play a __2__ on a friend. If your friend is __3__ in, then he or she is an April __4__. It isn’t only children who __5__ jokes. Grownups like such pranks(惡作劇), too. Even the media sometimes try to deceive the __6__with a __7__ April fool story. Some years __8__, for example, a famous joke was played on the __9__. A __10__ reporter reported that strange geological changes have resulted in weaker gravity in different __11__ of Britain. He asked __12__ to jump __13__ and see if they __14__ jump higher than they usually could. Many people did. The hundreds of __15__ the BBC received proved how __16__ the hoax(惡作劇) was. not until twelve o’clock did the BBC gently __17__ its listeners it was April Fools’ Day that day. Making jokes only __18__ until noon of the day, the rule is rigid and everybody accepted. Anyone who tries to make a fool after midday is a __19__ fool than he who has been __20__. The late trickster is instantly rebuffed(受挫), as a piece of poem goes:April Fools’ Day is gone and past. You are the biggest fool at last.When April Fools’ Day es again, You’ll be the biggest fool then.1. A. for B. to C. about D. as2. B. fool B. trick C. match D. game3. A. taken B. cheated C. fooled D. invited4. A. fool B. boy C. girl D. child5. A. dislike B. like C. hate D. enjoy6. A. fools B. grownupsC. adults D. public7. A. dull B. foolish C. slow D. wise8. A. more B. before C. ago D. later9. A. screen B. radio C. TV D. puter10. A. scientific B. ordinary C. mon D. special11. A. countries B. parts C. place D. nation12. A