Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

April 1st, is April Fool's Day in the United States. It is not a real【B1】______ like the Fourth of July or【B2】______ Day. It is not observed by the schools or the【B3】______ . It is just a day when people traditionally play tricks on each other.

History【B4】______ say people have been celebrating April Fool's Day for a long time. The【B5】______ began so long ago, it is difficult to know how it got started. Some people believe the【B6】______ came from the【B7】______ Romans more than 2,000 years ago.

Other history experts say the day for fooling began in France in 15, when King Charles IV changed the yearly【B8】______ He moved New Year's Day from April 1st to January 1st.

【B9】______ . Others knew but refused to accept it. For whatever reason, some people continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April 1st. Other people called them April Fools. And they played jokes on them.

【B10】______ . And Americans today still play tricks on each other on April Fool's Day.【B11】______ . They may tell their friends that school has been canceled. Or they ring the doorbells on homes, run away, and then yell "April Fool" as the homeowner

answers the door.

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