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　　April 1st is a day on which, in some countries, people try to play tricks (惡作劇) on others．If one succeeds in tricking somebody, one laughs and says, “April Fool．” And then the person who has been tricked usually laughs, too．

　　One April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road．When it slowed down and stopped, the driver anxiously turned the switches but nothing happened．Then he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said, “This poor bus is getting old and it isn’t going as well as it used to．There’s one thing to do if we want to get home today．I shall count three, and on the word ‘three’ I want you all to lean forward suddenly as hard as you can．That should get the bus started again, but if it doesn’t I am afraid there is nothing I can do．Now, all of you lean back as far as you can in your seats and get ready．”

　　The passengers all obeyed and waited anxiously．Then the driver turned to his front and asked whether they were ready．The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer, “Yes．”

　　“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver．The passengers all swung forward suddenly and the bus started up at a great speed．

　　The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile with relief(寬慰)．But their smiles turned to surprise and then delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried, “April Fool．”

1．On April 1st ______ in some countries．

[　　]

A．one cannot fool anybody

B．people can fool each other

C．people say “April Fool” to each other wherever they meet

D．one who has been tricked says “April Fool”

2．The sentence “The passengers hardly had enough breath to answer ‘Yes’ means ______．

[　　]

A．they were quite out of breath

B．they would not answer ‘Yes’

C．they were a bit nervous

D．there was not enough air in the bus

3．The bus started up because ______．

[　　]

A．all the passengers had swung forward suddenly

B．the driver had counted “One! Two! Three!”

C．the driver had got rid of its trouble

D．nothing was wrong with it

4．When the driver cried “ April Fool” , the passengers ______．

[　　]

A．realized that they had been fooled and got angry

B．felt surprised and did not know what was the matter

C．felt surprised at first and then realized that they had been tricked

D．began to smile with relief

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