April Fool’s Day（愚人节）, was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countrie

       April Fool’s Day（愚人节）, was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was the beginning of this custom. Some people connect it with the end of winter and the return of spring which make people merry and ready to play jokes.
In Scotland young people were sent for hen’s teeth or bird’s milk and everybody laughed when they could find such things. In the USA and Britain some people could place a sign on a person’s back with the words “push me!” Children often tell a grown-up that his sock is torn or he has something black on his face, and then shout “April Fool!” There is also the old purse（钱包） trick. A purse is left lying in the street, but when someone wants to take it, it is quickly pulled back by a string which the hidden joker holds in his hand. Or the purse may be filled with stones. Sometimes invitations are sent to people, asking them to e and visit somebody, but when they e they see that nobody expects them. Some people like to telephone to the zoo on the day and ask for Mr. Fish, Miss Fox or Mrs. Cat. All these jokes are very old but still they make people laugh.
【小题1】     knows when the custom of April Fool’s Day started．A．OneB．AnyoneC．NobodyD．Someone【小题2】Many tricks are played on April Fool’s day except      ．A．phoning the zooB．placing a sign on someone’s backC．playing cardsD．leaving a purse in the street【小题3】The purpose of playing jokes is to      ．A．for funB．make people laughC．make fool of oneselfD．fool someone【小题4】The best title of the passage is      ．A．How people in the west spend their April Fool’s DayB．Customs are differentC．How British people celebrate their holidaysD．How April Fool’s Day es aboutC