6 . April Fool’s Day is widely celebrated all over the world on April 1st every year. It is also referred to All Fool’s Day but until now it isn’t considered as a legal holiday. Even though April 1st is celebrated for years, it is still not included in the official list of holidays every year. All Fool’s Day is widely celebrated, which tolerates jokes and tricks.
In the United States, Canada, France and South Korea, jokes last all day but in some countries such as Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and the United Kingdom jokes last only until noon. If someone plays a trick on you in the afternoon, he/she will be called an April Fool.
One of the famous April Fool’s tricks in the history was that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over. At this shocking news, many people rang the radio station to confirm the news.
1. April Fool’s Day is on ________ of April every year.
A.the last Sunday | B.the last day | C.the first Sunday | D.the first day |
2. In South Africa, you can make jokes ________.
A.in the morning | B.in the afternoon | C.in the evening | D.the whole day |
3. People can ________ on April Fool’s Day.
A.stay at home | B.eat a big meal |
C.play a trick on others | D.go out with friends |
4. According to the last paragraph, ________ believed the shocking news.
A.few people | B.many people | C.no people | D.all people |