A busy shopping day has brought out millions of buyers across the world. The day is called Black Friday. Stores give discounts (折扣)of up to 70 per cent on thousands of things. It is a big shopping day in the USA. Four years ago, it went to Britain. It is now huge in the UK. On Friday, British police were called to four supermarkets just after midnight (the sales started at one minute past midnight). Police were worried that shoppers would get crushed（挤受伤） in the crowds. Officers worked with store staff to make sure that sale-goers could enter and exit the stores safely. 

Shoppers in the UK were happy to go shopping, but store employees in the USA were angry. Many stores started Black Friday a day early, on the US celebration of Thanksgiving. Store workers and shoppers thought it was wrong to work on Thanksgiving. This is usually a time for people to spend with family. A 'Boycott Black Thursday' Facebook（脸谱网）page has 114,000 likes. Many big stores did not open. CNN（美国有线新闻网）said there are over 60 petitions（请愿书） on the website Change.org. They want to change Black Friday. They think family is more important than profits. 

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1.Where did Black Friday first begin?

A In the USA.

B In the UK.

C In France.

D In Canada.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第1段第4句It is a big shopping day in the USA.可知，故选A。

2.When will the stores open on Black Friday?

A Just before midnight.

B Just after midnight.

C At noon.

D At dawn.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第1段第第6句the sales started at one minute past midnight可知，故选B。

3.The underlined word “Officers” refers to_______.

A police.

B soldiers.

C store staff.

D sale-goers.

解析：选A。语义理解题。根据句意可知officers是为了保障购物者的安全，与前句中的police呼应，故选A。

4.Who were angry on Black Friday?

A Shoppers.

B Store employees.

C Police.

D Officers.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第2段第1句…but store employees in the USA were angry.可知，故选B。

5.Black Friday in the USA is usually on _______.

A Christmas Day.

B National Day.

C Thanksgiving Day.

D New Year’s Day.

解析：选C。内容理解题。根据第2段第2句Many stores started Black Friday a day early, on the US celebration of Thanksgiving.可知，故选C。