pAssAgE Four iF you’vE EvEr BEEn prAnkED onApril Fools’DAy, you mAy wonDEr how this trADition stArtED、wEll, you’rE not AlonE. no onE knows For surE howApril Fools’DAy BEgAn.But thE most likEly ExplAnAtion hAs to Do with thE CAlEnDAr.no, thAt’s not AnApril Fools’DAy jokE. pEoplE usED to CElEBrAtE nEw yEAr’sDAy onApril lst. just likE toDAy, pEoplE woulD hAvE Big pArtiEs to CElEBrAtE. ovEr timE, thE CAlEnDAr ChAngED AnD so DiD thE DAtE For nEw yEAr’s. in thE 1500s, thE nEw CAlEnDAr mArkED nEw yEAr’sDAy As jAnuAry lst.But BECAusE thErE wAs no intErnEt or othEr mEAns to sprEAD thE worD, thE nEws trAvElED slowly By worD oF mouth. it took A whilE For EvEryonE to hEAr ABout thE ChAngE, AnD EvEn thEn somE pEoplE rEsistED it. thEy ContinuED to CElEBrAtE nEw yEAr’s onApril lst. thEsE pEoplE wErE givEn thE niCknAmE“April Fools”. pEoplE Following; thE nEw CAlEnDAr plAyED triCks on thE “April Fools” By sEnDing thEm on“ Fool’s {{u}}ErrAnDs{{/u}}”. thEy hAD thE “April Fools” DElivEr invitAtions to Big nEw yEAr’s CElEBrAtions thAt wErEn’t rEAlly going to hAppEn. in FrAnCE, “April Fools” wErE CAllED “poisson D’Avril”, whiCh is FrEnCh For “April Fish”. this BEgAn BECAusE pEoplE thought Fish wErE EAsy to CAtCh sinCE thEy CoulD BE FoolED into tAking thE BAit on A hook.ChilDrEn woulD tAg A pApEr Fish on A pErson’s BACk to mArk thEm As An “April Fish”. whEn thE pErson DisCovErED thE Fish, thE prAnkstEr woulD yEll “poisson D’Avril”.not EvEryonE is ConvinCED thAt this is ACtuAlly how thE trADition oFApril Fools’DAy BEgAn. pEoplE hAvE triED to pinpoint thE ExACt DAtE oF thE FirstApril Fools’DAy, But this only lED to morE prAnks.
A、proFEssor FromBoston univErsity prAnkED A rEportEr By mAking up A story ABout A Court jEstEr who sAiD hE CoulD run thE EmpirE BEttEr thAn thE king. thE jEstEr wAs mADE king For A DAy onApril lst. this turnED out to BE A BigApril Fools’DAy triCk BECAusE thE rEportEr thought thE story wAs rEAl. EvEn though wE ArEn’t surE how this trADition BEgAn, pEoplE still CElEBrAtEApril Fools’DAy By plAying triCks on EACh othEr. so thE nExt timE you prAnk somEonE AnD yEll “April Fools!” rEmEmBEr thAt thE DAy mAy ACtuAlly BE ABout thE pEoplE who DiDn’t wAnt to ChAngE thEir trADitions whEn thE nEw CAlEnDAr wAs ADoptED、or mAyBE it’s just A DAy to CElEBrAtE thE jokEr in All oF us.quEstions 16-20 ArE BAsED on pAssAgE Four iF you prAnk somEBoDy, it mEAns you______.
A、plAy CArD with thAt pErson
B、win A triCk ovEr thAt pErson
C、plAy A triCk on thAt pErson
D．know A triCk oF thAt pErson