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Your heart pounds, but you are perfectly safe, because this is a haunted house attraction, a place built on purpose to give you a happy scare. These spooky walk-throughs use fake cobwebs, flickering lights, and hidden speakers to trick your senses. But have you ever wondered where the whole idea of paying to be scared actually came from?  \nThe answer starts long before flashlights and fog machines, back in the 1800s, when people loved gathering to share ghost stories. In that century, spooky entertainment was all the rage, and one famous stage trick called \"Pepper's Ghost\" made a see-through figure seem to float across a theater. It worked with nothing more than a huge sheet of glass and clever lighting, yet audiences gasped as if they had seen a real spirit. That love of a safe, thrilling shiver would slowly move out of theaters and into ordinary homes.  \nHomes became the next stage for scares in the 1930s, when families began throwing Halloween house parties. During the Great Depression, many parents wanted to keep children busy and out of trouble on Halloween night, so they turned basements into spooky rooms. Guests were blindfolded and told to feel \"eyeballs\" that were really peeled grapes, or \"guts\" that were only cold, wet noodles. These homemade tricks used touch and imagination, proving you did not need money or machines to make someone squeal.  \nThose living-room scares soon grew into something bigger when clubs and schools saw a chance to help their communities. Groups like scouting troops and youth clubs began building haunted houses to raise money, charging a small fee to walk through rooms full of surprises. Volunteers hid in dark corners, painted scary scenes on cardboard, and jumped out at just the right moment. This idea spread quickly, because a haunted house could raise cash while giving everyone a night of fun.  \nThe biggest leap came at the end of the 1960s, when theme parks decided a good scare could be a serious ride. Disneyland opened its Haunted Mansion in 1969, filling it with hundreds of special effects that make ghostly figures appear right beside your car. Designers there learned that the scariest moment is often not the monster itself but the waiting, the sound, and the sudden surprise your brain never sees  \ncoming. So the next time a door creaks behind you, remember that  \npeople have spent almost two hundred years perfecting that friendly shiver down your spine!  \nThe History of Haunted Houses  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main purpose of a haunted house attraction?\u003Cbr>A. To help visitors practice being brave in real danger\u003Cbr>B. To teach visitors the history of old theaters\u003Cbr>C. To give visitors a happy, safe scare on purpose\u003Cbr>D. To show visitors how ghost stories are written |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What did Disneyland's designers learn about the scariest moment?\u003Cbr>A. It is the moment a guest first pays a small fee\u003Cbr>B. It is the time spent blindfolded touching strange objects\u003Cbr>C. It is always the biggest and loudest monster in the room\u003Cbr>D. It is often the waiting, sound, and sudden surprise, not the monster |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did parents in the 1930s turn their basements into spooky rooms?\u003Cbr>A. They wanted to practice the Pepper's Ghost trick\u003Cbr>B. They wanted to copy the new theme park rides\u003Cbr>C. They wanted to raise money for their local schools\u003Cbr>D. They wanted to keep children busy and out of trouble on Halloween |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) Which of these events happened earliest in the passage?\u003Cbr>A. Clubs built haunted houses to raise money\u003Cbr>B. Disneyland opened the Haunted Mansion\u003Cbr>C. 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