- A.easy
- B.interesting
- C.useful
- D.foolish
- A.who would be fooled
- B.how Manhattan Island would be sawn off
- C.how 100-foot saws would work
- D.in what way 650 men would row together
- A.musical
- B.large
- C.fishing
- D.weighing
- A.there were fools
- B.there was a month of April
- C.there was Europe
- D.people could write
- A.going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society
- B.a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grown-up
- C.parents and friends can help a child grow up properly
- D.films have more influence on a child than teachers do
- A.Interesting.
- B.Crazy.
- C.Dull.
- D.Serious.
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Passage 2
- April 1 is more than the first day of the fourth month. It is April Fools ’ Day,and someone may try to play a trick on you.
- If you should go for a bucket (水桶)of steam, you won ’ t be the first fool in history. April Fools ’ Day began hundreds of years ago in Europe—before there was a month of April. Then it spread to countries all over the world. T
- An April Fools ’ trick is usually played on just one or two people. But sometimes the trick is played on a grand scale.
- About 100 years ago, two wealthy New Yorkers said they were going to turn Manhattan Island (曼哈顿岛)around.The lower end of the island,they said,was sinking down due to the tall new buildings. They said they were going to saw off the island at the top. Then
- First they got 100-foot saws. Next they got 250-foot oars. Then they hired 300 men to do the sawing and 650 men to do the rowing. On April 1, almost a thousand workers and many onlookers gathered.They waited for the two businessmen. But the men had left t
- A.days for tricks
- B.the month of April
- C.European holidays
- D.a funny trick on April Fools, Day
- A.Many people’s childhood hopes are related to their future jobs.
- B.There are many poor children in India who need help.
- C.Children have different dreams about their future.
- D.A lot of people are very sad in their childhood.
- A.different groups of people at different periods of their lives
- B.different groups of people at the same period of their lives
- C.the same group of people at different periods of their lives
- D.the same group of people at the same period of their lives
- A.New ways to make a TV program interesting.
- B.The importance of television programs to children.
- C.Different ways to make childhood dreams come true.
- D.The influence of childhood experience on future lives.
- A.to meet
- B.meet
- C.met
- D.meeting
- A.account
- B.charge
- C.advantage
- D.command
- A.allowing
- B.to allow
- C.allowed
- D.allows
- A.come up with
- B.caught up with
- C.put up with
- D.kept up with
- A.why
- B.that
- C.when
- A.together
- B.all
- C.like
- D.alike
- A.but
- B.till
- C.and
- D.or
- A.came to
- B.came by
- C.ran over
- D.ran into
- A.regarding
- B.regarding of
- C.regardless
- D.regardless of
- A.Now that
- B.Ever since
- C.For now
- D.By now
- A.where
- B.when
- C.that
- D.what
- A.give in
- B.give up
- C.give out
- D.give over
- A.in question
- B.without question
- C.beyond question
- D.out of the question
- A.taken charge of
- B.in the charge of
- C.in charge of
- D.charged with
- A.turn over
- B.turn down
- C.take off
- D.take down
- A.With hard work
- B.Although work hard
- C.Only with hard work
- D.Now that he works hard
- A.arrive
- B.arrive in
- C.reach
- D.reach out
- A.Exposed
- B.Having exposed
- C.Being exposed
- D.After being exposed
- A.get over
- B.get away
- C.get along
- D.get through
- A.result from
- B.lead to
- C.as to
- D.because of