问答题 5. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.

April Fool's Day

1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone.

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April Fool's Day

1st April is a day to be careful, or you could easily get tricked by someone. The origin of the day is connected with the change in the calendar in the 16th century, / which meant that 1st April was no longer the beginning of the year. / Those who still celebrated the New Year on 1st April were called fools. /
There are lots of simple tricks / that you can play on your friends. / On April F0ol's Day, you could wear a black sweater / and pull a piece of white thread through it, / so that people try to pull it off. / You could change the time on someone's alarm clock / so that they're late for work. /

愚人节

4月1日这一天要小心，否则你很容易被人捉弄。这一天的来源与16世纪的历法变更有关，历法变更后4月1日不再是一年的开始。而那些仍旧在4月1日庆祝新年的人就被称为傻子。
有很多简单易行的恶作剧，可用去玩弄朋友。在愚人节这天，你可以穿一件黑色毛衣并将一根白线穿在毛衣里，好让别人(以为黑毛衣里冒出了一根不搭调的白线而)帮你把它拔掉。你也可以更改某人的闹钟时间使他们迟到。