Passage 5

　　April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play j  1    on others on this special d  2   If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you l  3     too, and he will never be angry with you.

　　Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to t  4    mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r  5    .

　　Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l  6    . Many people go to church and children often get p  7    such as toy rabbits.

　　Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t  8   and have a big dinner.

　　Christmas Day comes on D  9    25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be s  10    everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.

　　Passage 6

　　Mr King taught English in a middle school. He was very b    1    all the time and couldn’t do some r    2    .  So he left the school and opened a book shop in the c   3    of the town. It wasn’t big enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c    4    he could read at home. He knew a lot and the learned（有学问的）people were glad to make f    5      with him.

　　It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left e__6      a girl. She was dressed up and waited for s    7    there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books one after a    8    . It made them in a fearful mess（凌乱不堪）. Mr King came up to her and asked, “Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?” “Your books are all dull,” said the girl, “I want a d    9    one.” “That’s easy,” Mr King smiled. He t   10    out a cookbook and said, “Here you are, madam.”