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說明: 第16題至第30題,每題一個空格 ,請依文意選出最適當的一個選項 ,讀畫記在答案
卡之「選擇題答案區 」。各題答對者,得1分;答錯、未作答或畫記多於一個選項者,
該題以零分計算。
第16至20題為題組
Aprii Fools” Day,。 one ofthe most light-hearted days ofthe year, has an unclear origin. Some see
Hasaceliebration related to the turn ofthe seasons from Winterto spring; others, however, believe that
Hi6 fcadopfion ofanew calehdar.
Ancienf cuifures celebrated New Year”s Day on or around April 1, which roughly coineides with
負c peginning ofspring. n 1582, Pope Gregory XIIIorderedanew calendar, which called for New Year'S
Day to be celebrafed on January 1. However, many people,either retusing to aceebt thenew date or not
having heard abouf it _17 ftocelebrate New Year sD April 1. Other people began to make fun
of 負ese fraditionafisfs, sending 了em on “fool's errands”or trying to fool them into believing Something
名Jse. _I8 _, fihe practice spread throughout Europe 品 therest ofthe world.
Nowadays, Ap趾 Fools ) people ofteh to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others-
and Wwebsites 同 participated in the Aprill traditlon 9t
audiehces. The BBC once Teported that SWisS farmetsS
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