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A magician (魔术师) was working on a ship. He had different audiences (观众) each week, so he allowed
himself to show the same program over and over again. There was only one problem. The captain's parrot
saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every step.
Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of every show, "Look, that's not the same hat! Now
he's hiding the flowers under the table! Hey, why are all the cards the same?"
The magician was very angry but couldn't do anything about it, because it was the captain's parrot.
One day an accident happened-the ship sank! The magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle
of the ocean with the parrot.
They looked at each other, but did not say a single word for days.
After a week, the parrot said, "OK, I give in (投降). Where did you hide the ship?"
1. The magician _____.
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A. was working on a different ship
B. had the same audience each week
C. always showed the same program
D. had no problem
2. Who owned the parrot?
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A. The magician.
B. The ship.
C. The audience.
D. The captain.
3. Why did the parrot understand how the magician did every step?
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A. The magician taught the parrot.
B. The captain taught the parrot.
C. The audience taught the parrot.
D. The parrot saw the shows every week.
4. The magician _____.
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A. was not happy with the parrot
B. did many things about the parrot
C. was angry with the captain
D. was not pleased with the audience
5. Which of the following is correct?
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A. The magician made the ship sink.
B. What had happened to the ship was an accident.
C. The magician hide the ship.
D. The parrot knew where the magician had hidden the ship.