Question

April 1st is a day on which，in some countries，people can play jokes on others，and many people are trying to do so on this special day.If you succeed in tricking somebody，you ______ laugh and say，“April Fool！” The person who has been tricked by you laughs too，and he will never be angry ______ you.

One April 1st，a bus was running along a country road.Then it slowed down and stopped.The driver tried ______ to start the bus，but he failed.Then he turned to the passengers with a ______ look on his face and said，“This poor bus is ______ old.There is probably something wrong with the engine(发动机)．It isn't going as ______ as before.There is only one thing we can do ______ we want to get home today.I shall count three，and on the word THREE，I want you all to lean(身体倾斜) forward suddenly as hard as you can.Only in this way，it may get the bus started again.But if you don't ______ my advice，I'm afraid there is nothing else I can do.” So all the passengers leaned back against their seats and ______ the driver's order.Then the driver began to count.“Get ready，” he said.“One！Two！Three！” All the passengers tried hard to lean forward when they heard his last word，and the bus immediately started again.“April Fool！” the driver said loudly with ______．The passengers suddenly realized it was April 1st and the bus was full of laughter.

1.A. seriously    B. once    C. never    D. usually

2.A. to    B. in    C. with    D. on

3.A. hard    B. nothing    C. hardly    D. best

4.A. happy    B. worried    C. funny    D. sad

5.A. running    B. walking    C. getting    D. taking

6.A. well    B. bad    C. great    D. better

7.A. but    B. unless    C. if    D. so

8.A. follow    B. know    C. understand    D. remember

9.A. wrote    B. heard    C. got ready for    D. planned

10.A. a smile    B. a look    C. a hurry    D. a surprise

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】愚人节这天就是为愚弄别人而设立的节日，目的是使双方都得到娱乐，因此戏弄了别人后，常常会笑着说“愚人节快乐”。本文主要叙述了一名汽车司机在愚人节这一天捉弄乘客的故事。

1.句意：如果你成功的戏弄了别人，你常常会笑着说。A. seriously严肃地；B. once曾经；C. never从不；D. usually通常。愚人节这天就是为愚弄别人而设立的节日，目的是使双方都得到娱乐，因此戏弄了别人后，常常会笑着说“愚人节快乐”，故答案为D。

2.句意：他永远不会生你的气。be angry with sb. 生某人的气。故答案为C。

3.句意：司机极力想发动公共汽车，但他失败了。A. hard困难的；B. nothing 没有什么；C. hardly几乎不；D. best最好的。try hard to do sth=try one's best to do sth. 尽全力做某事。故答案为A。

4.句意：然后他转向乘客，脸上带着忧虑的表情说。A. happy高兴的；B. worried忧虑的；C. funny有趣的；D. sad悲伤的。根据上文“to start the bus, but he failed.”可知这个司机的车子发动不了了，所以他应该露出“担心”的表情。答案为B。

5.句意：这糟糕的汽车太旧了。有可能是发动机出了毛病。A. running跑；B. walking步行；C. getting得到；D. taking带领，拿。get+表示状态的形容词，表示“变得⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅”。故答案为C。

6.句意：它不像以前那么好了。A. well好地； B. bad坏的；C. great 伟大的，极好的；D. better更好的。根据上句“ There is probably something wrong with the engine(发动机).”可知它的发动机出故障，所以应该是没有以前那么好开了。as与as之间要用原级形式，故答案为A。

7.句意：如果今天我们想回家，我们只有一件事可以做。A. but 但是；B. unless 除非；C. if 如果；D. so 所以。结合句意理解，此处是if引导的条件状语从句，故答案为C。

8.句意：但如果你不听我的劝告，恐怕我没有别的办法了。A. follow跟随；B. know知道；C. understand理解；D. remember想起。follow one's advice 听从某人的建议。故答案为A。

9.句意：于是所有的乘客都靠在座位上准备司机的命令。A. wrote写；B. heard听说； C. got ready for准备；D. planned计划。根据下句“Then the driver began to count.”可知此处应该是，所有的乘客都准备好。故答案为C。

10.句意：司机笑着大声说。A. a smile微笑；B. a look表情；C. a hurry匆忙；D. a surprise吃惊。根据最后一句“and the bus was full of laughter.”可知此处应该是他们带着“笑容”喊道。故答案为A。