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April Fool’s Day is a traditional festival in western countries, people celebrate it in many different ways. And it is also become a worldwide festival nowadays. On this special day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes (恶作剧) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

▲INSTANT COLOR TV

  In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Knell Stepson, appearing on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon (尼龙) stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

▲SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven –page supplement(增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that every thing about the island was made up.

▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that, Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “ I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips(片断) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second half of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

12. Which of the following countries in NOT mentioned in the text?

A. The United States         B. The UK   C. India   D. Sweden

13. Who worked as a host on the radio?

A. Knell Stepson   B. John Huckleberry    C. Richard Nixon    D. Rich Little

14. When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

A. In 1977           B. In 1962              C. In 1992                  D. Never

15. Where can we probably read this article?

A. In a magazine    B. In the ad          C. In a news report         D. In a novel

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