April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France. 

In the 16th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid-1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still celebrated it on April 1, so others called them April Fools. 

April Fool's Day is a "for-fun-only" activity. Nobody buys gifts or goes to restaurants. Nobody gets off work or school. It's simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must stay forever careful, for he may be the next April Fool! 

Each country celebrates April Fools' Day differently. In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They put a paper fish on their friends' backs to fool them. When he or she finds this , they shout “April Fish!” 

In England, people play jokes only in the morning. You are a “noodle” if someone fools you. In Scotland, April Fools' Day is 48 hours long. They call an April Fool “April Gowk”. Gowk is another name for a cuckoo bird. 

In America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of April. They may point down to your shoe and say, “Your shoe's untied.” If you believe them and look down to see, you are an April Fool then.

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1.Where did April Fools’ Day begin?

A England.

B America.

C Scotland.

D France.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第1段第2句but people think it first started in France. 可知，故选D。

2.When was the last day of New Year’s Day before it was changed in France?

A March 25.

B April 1.

C January 1.

D December 1.

解析：选B。B 内容理解题。根据第2段第1、2句可知，故选B。

3.People call April fools the following ways EXCEPT__________.

A noodle.

B April Gowk.

C April Fish.

D cuckoo.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。cuckoo是一种鸟的名称，不用于愚人节称呼，只是其别称gowk用于愚人节称呼，故选D。

4.Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A People in France in the 16th century once celebrate April Fools’ Day on April 1.

B On April Fools’ Day people will have a day off.

C April Fools’ Day lasts no longer than a day.

D You can play jokes on any other people in America on April Fools’ Day.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据最后1段第1句In America, people play small jokes on their friends and any other people on the first of April.可知，故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A April Fools’ Day.

B New Year’s Day in France.

C April Gowk.

D April Fools’ Day in France.

解析：选A。A 文章标题题。A项“愚人节”是本文所表述的主要内容，契合文章内容，可选；；B项“法国的新年”不是文章表述的主要内容，不选；C项“April Gowk”只是文章的一个细节，不选；D项“法国的愚人节”也只是文章部分内容，不选，故选A。