Sunday evening，October 30，1938，was peaceful in New York City．Some people were returning home from trip to the countryside，and others were sitting down to dinner．In those days，televisions were not very common．Most people listened to the radio for news and entertainment．
At eight o’clock there was a concert of dance music，but suddenly，the program was interrupted(中断)with a notice：a large spaceship had landed on a field and an army of aliens was moving towards New York City and then the radio went silent．
People panicked．Some drove out of the city as quickly as possible，but soon the roads were
jammed with Cars．Some people put wet towels(毛巾)around their faces because they thought there was a gas attack．In New Jersey，some farmers went out with guns．Although it was dark，they found a large cylinder(圆柱体)standing in a field，and thinking it was the alien spaceship，they shot at it many times．
Many people were so frightened that they didn’t hear the next announcement on the radio：“Ladies and gentlemen．you are listening to a radio play called The War of the Worlds．”
A message was sent to police stations that there was no real alien attack，and the police officers soon restored(恢复)calm to New York City．
Many people were very angry that they had been fooled by the play，and complained to the radio station．But what about the spaceship that the farmers found in the filed? The next morning，they found that they had damaged a large water tank .
1．What can we know from the text?
A．The radio station had gone too far in fooling the people．
B．In fact．there was no real alien attack in New York City that night．
C．The farmers were brave in fighting against the aliens．
D．People at that time were often fooled by radio stations．
2．What does the underlined sentence“People panicked．”in the third paragraph possibly mean?
A．People ran away． B．People had a feeling of great fear．
C．People showed great interest．D．People were quite mistaken．
3．As a matter of fact，people had listened to__________when they panicked．
A．a news report B．a love story
C．part of a play D．an announcement
4．The main purpose of writing this text is____________．
A．to tell us a funny story
B．to report a piece of news
C．to blame the radio station for their misdoing
D．to advise people not to listen to the radio