On April 1st in France, a person with a cardboard fish hooked to the back is called_______

—What's the date today？

—It's ______ ,April Fool's Day．

A．on April 1st B．April 1st C．April the 1st D．one of April

In France, April 1st used to be the day of ______ .

A．April Fool's Day

B．New Year's Eve

C．New Year

D．All Saint's Eve

_____.

A．Until the end of November.

B．From the beginning of April to the end of September.

C．From the 1st October until the 10th December.

D．From the 11th December until the 31st January.

(3), 4), 7), 8)) and differences (1), 2), 5), 6)) between Example 1 and 2.

Instalment shipments in Example 1

1st. 10,000 kgs latest on 30 April, 200×

2nd. 10,000 kgs latest on 31 May, 200×

3rd. 10,000 kgs latest on 30 June, 200×

1)The 2nd and 3rd shipments may be effected by the time of the ______ shipment.

2)The 3rd shipment may be effected by the time of the ______ shipment.

3)If the 1st shipment is not effected by 30 April, the credit would cease to be available for the ______ and the ______ shipments.

4)If the 1st shipment has been effected in time, and the 2nd shipment is not effected by 31 May, the credit would cease to be available for the ______ shipment.

Instalment shipment in Example 2

4th, 10,000 kgs between 1 April, 200× to 30 April, 200×

5th, 10,000 kgs between 1 May, 200× to 31 May, 200×

6th, 10,000 kgs between 1 June, 200× to 30 June, 200 ×

5)The 5th and 6th shipments may ______ be effected by the time of the 4th shipment.

6)The 6th shipment may ______ be effected by the time of the Sth shipment.

7)If the 4th shipment is not effected by 30 April, the credit would cease to be available for the ______ and the ______ shipments.

8)If the 4th shipment has been effected in time and the 5th shipment is not effected by 31 May, the credit would cease to be available for the ______ shipment.

Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A．April Fool's Day originated from the United States, and later it spread to every comer of today's world due to the great power of American economy influence.

B．After the new calendar was introduced in France in l562, April Fool's Day was forgotten by most French people.

C．April Fool's Day is not a French holiday any more when it became more and more like an international holiday.

D．April Fool's Day comes from some citizens' insistence to celebrate the New Year on April 1st, which was not the day of the New Year any more.

根据下列内容将汇票填制完整:

(1)Issuing Bank:Societe General Paris,France.

(2)L/CNo:7081 dated April 1st,2001

(3)L/c Amount:USD9996.00

(4)Applicant:A NAVY & CO.Hamburg.

(5)Advising Bank:Bank of China

(6)Beneficiary:China National Textiles Imp & Exp.Corp.

(7)Expiry date:May 31,2001

(8)B/L dated May 5th,2001

(9)B/L Beneficiary＇s draft at sight drawn on to the issuing bank and pay to the order of Bank of China for 98% value marked as drawn under the credit.

(10)Quantity of Goods:15000 Kilos net,unitprice USD 680.00 per 1000 Kilo.

(11)Invoice No:97097

g you in her office; you may be called at the last minute to come to class after you were told that the class is cancelled for the teacher's illness; you may even be given a loving letter, and then find out later it is written by some of your best friends, what is wrong？ Nothing, it's just April 1st.

We all know April 1st can also be called April fool's Day. But do you know where it came from？ Do you know this day used to be a nation's New Year？

This is the case in France in sixteenth-century, which, when you think about it, may make more sense, for April is the time when spring returns. And the idea of beginning a year with spring would so easily be understood. The celebration for the New Year is pretty much the same as it is today. People hold and join all sorts of parties, singing and dancing into the late night.

Then in 1562, a new calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory for the Christian world. And the New Year began to be celebrated on January first. For any nation, the celebration of New Year is something that can not be replaced by other occasions. And the change of the New Year's date would not be accepted in an easy way. That's also why some people chose not to believe it when hearing the news. So they insist to celebrate New Year on April first, others played tricks on them and called them April fools.

Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers in a similar way on the first of April. One commonly-played trick is pointing down to a friend's shoe and saying, your shoelace is untied. And the examples we mentioned at the beginning of our passage is among the limitless ways for children to play tricks on their classmates, friends and so on. Most April fool jokes are in good fun and not meant to harm anyone. The cleverest April fool joke is the one where everyone laughs, especially the person upon whom the joke is played.

The examples the author mentions in the first paragraph is to ______ .

A．criticize the lack of good manners of the American school kids

B．warn us not to believe others without confirmation

C．highlight the idea that we should be nice to those people around us

D．introduce the of April Fool's Day in an way that would interest the readers

their children.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

g in some resorts.

M: Come to think of it, how much are lessons？ I presume you can get those here, too.

W: You bet. (23) It's 125 dollars a day for one to one instruction, 3 hours in the morning, and 3 in the afternoon. Personally, I'd recommend learning as part of a group, though. It's more fun, and it's quite a bit cheaper. It depends on what you prefer. That's 76 dollars per person, for the same number of hours as individual instruction.

M: That's a good deal. Does that include equipment hire？

W: Well, since you're our first customer of the season, we might just throw that in.

M: Fantastic. We'll definitely see you next week. Oh, one more thing. Is off-peak season still until the end of November？

W: Yes, and then for the whole of March. Oh, hang on. No, the seasons have changed a bit. I can't believe I forgot. The centre is closed from the beginning of April to the end of September. Off-peak's from the 1st October until the 10th December, and then peak season is around Christmas and New Year. Post Christmas off-peak season is also the whole of February and March.

M: Yeah. (24) So peak season is from the 11th December until...？

W: (24) From the 11th December until the 31st January. Lots of school groups in January, even though it's 50% more expensive than off-peak season.

M: (25) So we're getting a good deal by turning up at the start of the season.

W: Definitely. It's a good idea anyway—word hasn't really got around that everything's up and running, and most people are at work, so you get the slopes pretty much to yourself.

Questions:23. How much do snowboarding lessons cost one day？

24.When is the peak season？

25.What is the man probably going to do？

(20)

A．125 dollars a day for individual instruction.

B．67 dollars a person for group instruction.

C．76 dollars a day for individual instruction.

D．Individual instruction is quite a bit cheaper.