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阅读理解.      Be careful on April 1st!When

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     Be careful on April 1st!When your classmates say "Your shoe's untied (未系好的)!" it may not be
true.And if you find your alarm clock is set back an hour,this may be a joke (玩笑),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(礼物)or get the day off work or
school.
     April Fool's Day started in France (法国) in the 16th century.At that time,New Year's Day was
between March 25th and April 1st.
     When New Year's Day changes(改变)to January 1st in the mid-1560s,some people still celebrate
(庆祝) 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 (粘) paper fish to their friends' backs.When someone finds out this joke,they
shout,"April Fish!" In England,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.
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