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April Fools' Day is on the
first of April every year. It is a day when people can play tricks, practical
jokes and hoaxes on each other. No one really knows the exact origin of this
day. The writer Mark Twain famously said: “This is the day upon which we are
reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four days.” In
some countries, you have until noon to play your jokes. If you play a trick on
someone after midday, you are the April Fool. In other countries, April Fools'
Day lasts the whole day. On this day, you never know what or who to believe.
Even newspapers and television stations play April Fools' jokes on their
readers and viewers. Sometimes people actually think the real news is an April
Fools' joke.
Some of the most famous
April Fools' jokes are quite amazing. My favourite happened in 1957. The BBC
showed a documentary of people in Switzerland cutting spaghetti from spaghetti
trees. Lots of people contacted the BBC asking how they could grow their own
spaghetti trees! Another good one was the “left-handed burger” advertised by
Burger King on April 1st, 1998. They said all of the juice would drip out of
the right hand side of the burger. Many customers asked the Burger King staff
for the traditional right-handed burger. Other classic jokes include the BBC’s
1965 news of “Smell-o-vision” and Google’s 2008 invitation for people to apply
to be astronauts to live on the website’s new base on Mars. If you believe
that, you’ll believe anything!
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
1.
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people can play tricks, practical
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a.
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play your jokes
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2
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No one really knows the exact origin
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b.
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after midday
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3.
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you have until noon to
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c.
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jokes and hoaxes
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4.
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play a trick on someone
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d.
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readers and viewers
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5.
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you never know what or
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e.
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of this day
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6.
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play April Fools' jokes on their
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f.
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who to believe
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Paragraph 2
1.
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the most famous April Fools' jokes
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a.
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of people in Switzerland
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2
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The BBC showed a documentary
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b.
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“Smell-o-vision”
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3.
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Another good one was the
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c.
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you’ll believe anything
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4.
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the juice would drip out of the right
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d.
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“left-handed burger”
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5.
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BBC’s 1965 news of
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e.
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are quite amazing
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6.
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If you believe that,
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f.
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hand side of the burger
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Answer:
Phrase
Match
Paragraph 1
1 C
2 E
3 A
4 B
5 F
6 D
Paragraph 2
1 E
2 A
3 D
4 F
5 B
6 C
Song of the Day:Elvin Bishop-Fooled around and fell in love
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