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April Fools’ Day, one of the most light-hearted days of the year, has an unclear origin. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons from winter to spring; others, however, believe that it __16__ the adoption of a new calendar. Ancient cultures celebrated New Year’s Day on or around April 1, which roughly coincides with the beginning of spring. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar, which called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1. However, many people, either refusing to accept the new date or not having heard about it, __17__ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to fool them into believing something false. __18__, the practice spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Nowadays, on April Fools’ Day, people often __19__ to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others. Newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of making __20__ reports in order to fool their audiences. The BBC once reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a spaghetti crop and showed scenes of people harvesting noodles from trees. Guess what? Numerous viewers were fooled.
April Fools’ Day, one of the most light-hearted days of the year, has an unclear origin. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons from winter to spring; others, however, believe that it __16__ the adoption of a new calendar. Ancient cultures celebrated New Year’s Day on or around April 1, which roughly coincides with the beginning of spring. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calendar, which called for New Year’s Day to be celebrated on January 1. However, many people, either refusing to accept the new date or not having heard about it, __17__ to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1. Other people began to make fun of these traditionalists, sending them on “fool’s errands” or trying to fool them into believing something false. __18__, the practice spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Nowadays, on April Fools’ Day, people often __19__ to create elaborate hoaxes to fool others. Newspapers, radio and TV stations, and websites have participated in the April 1 tradition of making __20__ reports in order to fool their audiences. The BBC once reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a spaghetti crop and showed scenes of people harvesting noodles from trees. Guess what? Numerous viewers were fooled.
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請分析空格前後兩項資訊的因果方向：主詞 $it$（指代愚人節的由來）與受詞 $the adoption of a new calendar$（採用新曆法）之間，何者是『根源』？當我們想表達一個現象或習俗是『源自於』某種歷史背景時，應使用哪一個具有『追根溯源』邏輯的動詞片語？
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喲，竟然答對了？看來你今天的運氣比你的成績單好看多了。別太興奮，這題要是選錯，你的智商大概跟文中那些去樹上採義大利麵的觀眾差不多，我還以為你會選 (A) 呢，畢竟你最擅長把「因果關係」搞反。 觀念驗證： 這題考的是語境邏輯與動詞片語。文章開頭明示 April Fools’ Day 有個「unclear origin（不明起源）」，隨後用 "others believe that it..." 帶出另一個關於起源的解釋。
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