April Fool’s day is a day     1     people can play jokes on others. No one knows for sure how this holiday began. Some English people hold the     2    (believe) that it began on the day during the 1200s. At that time, King John of England was in     3     habit of making a road out of nearly every path he walked regularly. The citizens of one farm village were aware of this. To protect their grass and farms from being destroyed, they built a fence that prevented the king from walking through their countryside. The king sent a group of soldiers to inform the villagers to remove the fence.     4     hearing that, however, the villagers developed a plan of their own. When the soldiers arrived, the villagers ran around and shouted wildly with things     5    (throw) away everywhere, behaving as if they     6    (go) mad. The soldiers reported to the king that they were so mad as to be beyond punishment. The villagers saved their farmland     7    (success) by tricking the king. Now April’s day     8    (remain) in fashion,     9     the tradition only allows tricks from midnight to noon on April 1st. Those who try to play tricks in the afternoon act as     10    (fool) themselves and are usually laughed at.

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult    1     was to choose a Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was easy     2    (please). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not     3    pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or     4    （push）you with their elbows, hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter (柜台)     5     some attractive ties were on display. But Jane knew from past experience that the     6    （choose）of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality     7    (pipe) on sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once     8     a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him.

When Jane got home，her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was     9    (excite). “Your father has decided to stop smoking,” Jane     10    （inform）.

The British have many traditions but there is nothing more typical than taking afternoon tea.We know the British have a love affair with drinking tea,    1     more than 160 million cups drunk every day,but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drinking into     2     popular pastime.

This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea     3    (comfortable) while eating nice sandwiches and a selection of small cakes.And,of course,it can only happen in the afternoon!Afternoon tea,    4    (design)as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner,dates back to the 1840s.It went on to become a     5    (fashion)social occasion for the upper classes.

Now there is a resurgence（复苏）in its     6    (popular)in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it.    7     it can be enjoyed at home,the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel of cafe.But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place     8    (enjoy)a plate of sweet and tasty treats with a steaming hot drink,remember the rules you must follow to avoid     9    (ask)to leave.

Writer Henry James once noted that“there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour devoted to the ceremony known as“afternoon tea”.I’m sure once you try it,you     10    (agree).

Flames in kilns (窑) around China have been burning since the Xia and Shang dynasties. Along the way, porcelain (瓷器) was born.

Porcelain     1     (make) by heating raw materials, often a mix of china stone and kaolin clay, in a kiln at a temperature as high as 1,200 degrees Celsius. Temperature is key to making porcelain. Going through the fire of recreation at a high temperature makes porcelain with greater     2       (strong).

Celadon (青瓷) produced in Longquan, Zhejiang Province, with a technique passed down for more than 1,600 years,     3     (be) a typical example of craftsmen’s pursuit of the perfect green flash. It takes 72 steps     4     (produce) Longquan celadon’s jade-like green. Plum green and light green, or tianqing (the color of the sky after a rain), are the     5     (good) of all colors in quality.

Porcelain has also been a carrier for cultural exchanges. Along with China’s silk and tea, porcelain was one of the first supplies to receive worldwide trade.

As it travelled around the globe through the ancient Maritime Silk Road, porcelain was popular     6     royal (皇家的) families and upper classes in Europe, who were interested in these beautiful containers they named after China, the country     7     produced them.

Porcelain began as     8     useful tool and developed into art. Even when it is broken into     9     (piece) and buried deep in mud,     10     (it) cultural values will never disappear. As a memory that can be felt with both hands, porcelain is history that can be touched.