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It is clear that April Fools' Day is one of the most widely recognized    1    (holiday) in the Western world. Children play tricks    2    parents and many people are fooled. But why? How did April Fools' Day begin, and how did it become an    3    (globe)phenomenon? Nobody    4    (real)knows. April Fools' Day is apparently an ancient enough tradition    5    the earliest recorded mentions.

One likely explanation is the Roman tradition of Hilaria, a spring festival    6    (hold) around March 25 in honor of the first day of the year    7    (long) than the night. It's hard    8    (say) whether this ancient revel's(狂欢)similarity to modern April Fools' Day are by accident or not, as the first recorded mentions of the holiday didn't appear until several hundred years later. The first mention of April Fools' Day in Britain    9    (come) in 1686, when John Aubrey described April first as a "Fools' holy day".

    10    is clear that the habit of sending springtime rubes(乡巴佬)on a "fool's day" was popular in Europe by the late 1600s. On April Fools' Day, 1698, so many people were tricked into coming to the Tower of London to watch the "washing of the lions" that a local newspaper had to explain it.

2 . The holiday season is upon us and though they may feel a bit different this year — without large get-togethers, the holidays themselves are certainly not canceled. December is filled with celebrations. Here are some of the most unusual ways people bring the festivities home — all around the world.

Kentucky Fried Christmas

Japan

Kentucky Fried chicken might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Christmas, but over the years, it has become quite the holiday tradition in Japan. In order to ensure you get your hands in a holiday bucket, it is suggested that you order in advance, as nearly 4 million people choose KFC as their Christmas dinner.

Throwing of the Shoe

Czech Republic

This Christians tradition has nothing to do with trimming trees or singing carols. Rather, young women step outside their homes on Christmas Eve and instead of waiting for Santa, they throw a shoe over their shoulders. How it land is said to predict if the woman will marry next year.

Burning Effigies

Ecuador

New year's Eve comes with a whole set of traditions and customers to symbolically leave the previous year behind. Here, “monigotes” — figures that represent what went wrong in the last year, sometimes politicians are then burned into the night.

Sauna Visit

Estonia

This is a holiday tradition most people would happily get behind. On Christmas Eve, after spending the day setting up for the following day's festivities, it is traditional to sweat it out in sauna with your family.

1. Which holiday tradition do you need to book in advance?

A．Sauna Visit.	B．Burning Effigies.
C．Throwing of the Shoe.	D．Kentucky Fried Christmas.

2. If a young woman throws a shoe over her shoulder on Christmas Eve, she wants to know_____

A．whether she will get promoted.	B．how much money she will make.
C．whether she will get married or not.	D．how many new friends she will make.

3. Where is the text probably from?

A．A science fiction.	B．A news magazine.
C．A travel brochure.	D．A government report.