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April 1 is more than the first day of the fourth month. It is April Fools ’ Day,and someone may try to play a trick on you.
If you should go for a bucket (水桶)of steam, you won ’ t be the first fool in history. April Fools ’ Day began hundreds of years ago in Europe—before there was a month of April. Then it spread to countries all over the world. T
An April Fools ’ trick is usually played on just one or two people. But sometimes the trick is played on a grand scale.
About 100 years ago, two wealthy New Yorkers said they were going to turn Manhattan Island (曼哈顿岛)around.The lower end of the island,they said,was sinking down due to the tall new buildings. They said they were going to saw off the island at the top. Then
First they got 100-foot saws. Next they got 250-foot oars. Then they hired 300 men to do the sawing and 650 men to do the rowing. On April 1, almost a thousand workers and many onlookers gathered.They waited for the two businessmen. But the men had left t
A.days for tricks
B.the month of April
C.European holidays
D.a funny trick on April Fools, Day

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