Lesson 21
The Bell Rings at Midnight

Guidance

On April Fool’s Day,people can play their own rich imagination,tease,and fool others.How did Mr.Lee.spend his April Fool’s Day?愚人节这天，人们尽可以发挥自己丰富的想象力，取笑愚弄别人。李先生是怎样度过他的愚人节的呢？

Mr.Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring.He turned on the light and looked at his clock.It was twelve o’clock.“Who can it be at this time of night?”he thought.He decided to go and find out.So he got up,put on his dressing gown and went to the door,there was nobody there.^①“That’s very strange.”Then he went back to his bedroom,took off his dressing gown,got back into bed,and tried to go to sleep.

A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again.Mr.Lee jumped out of the bed very quickly and rushed to the door.^②He opened it,but again he found no one there.He closed the door and tried not to feel angry.Then he saw apiece of paper on the floor.He picked it up.There were some words on it:“It’s now after midnight,so it is April Fool’s Day.April fool to you!”

“Oh,it’s the English boy next door!”Mr.Lee exclaimed and smiled.He went back to bed and fell asleep at once.The bell did not ring again.

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Notes

①So he got up,put on his dressing gown and went to the door,there was nobody there.所以他起床，穿上他的睡袍去开门，门口没有人。

②Mr.Lee jumped out of the bed very quickly and rushed to the door.李先生迅速从床上跳下来，冲向门口。

Practice

Ⅰ.Read for comprehension

1.When did Mr.Lee go to bed?

A.At twelve o’clock.B.Before twelve o’clock.

C.After twelve o’clock.D.When he heard the bell ring.

2.Mr.Lee heard the bell ring for____.

A.once B.the first time C.twice D.the second time

3.What did Mr.Lee think of the English boy?He thought he____.　　

A.was agood boy　　

B.was friendly to him　　

C.shouldn’t ring the bell at midnight　　

D.did adangerous thing just now

4.What can we do on April Fool’s Day from the passage?

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Ⅱ.Read for writing

Do you often play jokes on April Fool’s Day with your friends?Write down some interesting things on April Fool’s Day.

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