问题补充：
Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _36_forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980. I was 37 at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 38 to go to another university after graduation and had 39 application (申请) forms to several 40 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 41 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 42 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush 43 in his hand. 44 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 45 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 46 possible.” I jumped with 47 .
I even didn’t 48 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t 49 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 50 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 51 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 52 , I walked out of the room and 53 the secretary lock it. 54 the secretary’s eyes 55 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
【小题1】A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
【小题2】A．stayingB．workingC．visitingD．studying【小题3】A．continuedB．plannedC．managedD．remembered【小题4】A．returnedB．takenC．handedD．sent【小题5】A．peopleB．collegesC．citiesD．offices【小题6】A．applicationB．reportC．replyD．chance【小题7】A．dinnerB．lunchC．supperD．breakfast【小题8】A．stillB．evenC．yetD．already【小题9】A．Because ofB．As ifC．AfterD．While【小题10】A．messageB．signC．letterD．notice【小题11】A．ifB．as soon asC．whenD．as fast as【小题12】A．the newsB．the letterC．joyD．luck【小题13】A．takeB．finishC．completeD．have【小题14】A．anywhereB．inC．atD．away【小题15】A．askedB．toldC．explainedD．answered【小题16】A．the officeB．his deskC．the roomD．an obvious（明显的） place【小题17】A．disappointB．disappointedC．disappointingD．disappointment【小题18】A．watchedB．madeC．sawD．let【小题19】A．QuicklyB．StrangelyC．FinallyD．Suddenly【小题20】A．closedB．openedC．brightlyD．darkenedA
答案：
(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】通读全文可知，作者是忘了4月1号是愚人节了，因此此处选A符合文章意思。
【小题1】由下一句的go to another university after graduation可知作者此时在学习，因此选D。
【小题1】由题意，作者是计划在Durham University毕业后再到另外一所大学学习，故选B。
【小题1】作者向很多大学寄送了申请，故选D。
【小题1】同上，选B。
【小题1】每天早晨“我”都到传达室去等好运气，但是没有收到一个回复，C表示回复。
【小题1】从上文每天早晨到传达室可以判断此处应该选D，吃早饭的时候。
【小题1】Huang进来了，手里还拿着牙刷，故选A。
【小题1】因为Huang是要捉弄作者，因此是装出来的，故选B。
【小题1】他告诉“我”一个消息，message表示消息，因此选A。
【小题1】此处用as soon as possible表示急切，故选B。
【小题1】因为“我”一直在等着好消息，所以听到这个消息后应该是很高兴，故选C。
【小题1】“我”甚至连早饭都没吃完就去了Mr. G的房间，但是他不在，因此选B。
【小题1】同上，选B。
【小题1】然后“我”就去找秘书，向她解释，故选C。
【小题1】由于是要让人能找到，因此应该是放在明显的地方，故选D。
【小题1】此处考查非谓语动词用法，人自身的感受，通常是用过去分词，因此选B。
【小题1】“我”出了办公室，任由秘书把门锁上，故选D可以表示任由某人做某事。
【小题1】突然，秘书的眼睛一眨，说明她突然想到那天是愚人节，故D。
【小题1】同上，选C，眨眼。
