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Be careful on April 1st! When your classmates say "Your shoe’s untied!", it may not be true. And if
you find your alarm clock is set back an hour, this may be a joke, too. April Fool’s Day is a traditional
occasion. On that day people play harmless jokes on others and then shout, "April Fool!"It’s a
"for-fun-only" day, so people don’t buy gifts or get the day off work or school. April Fool’s Day started
in France in the 16th century. At that time, New Year’s Day was between March 25th and April 1st.
When New Year’s Day changes to January 1st in the mid-1560s, some people still celebrate it on April
1st. Others played jokes on them and called them "April Fools". Each country celebrates April Fool’s
Day differently. In France, it is called "April Fish". The French fool their friends by sticking paper fish to
their friends’ backs. When someone finds out this joke, they shout, "April Fish!"In Eng-land, it is bad luck
to play an April Fool’s joke on someone after midday. Americans play small tricks on friends and
strangers alike. :
根据短文内容判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。
( )1. People think Americans started the April Fool’s Day.
( )2. New Year’s Day was on January 1st five hundred years ago.
( )3. People are late for work on April 1st.
( )4. People don’t get the day off work or school.
( )5. A stranger may play jokes on you in America on April Fool’s Day.
