Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries – old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship(演出技巧)。
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s manipulation (处理) skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passersby, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.

1. 1.

   The story is about ________.
   

   1. A.
      why people love magic           
   2. B.
      how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician
   3. C.
      how fashionable magic is         
   4. D.
      what magic tricks are
2. 2.

   People love to watch magic because ________.
   

   1. A.
      they love watching magicians make the impossible happen
   2. B.
      it arouses their curiosity
   3. C.
      they can’t figure out the secret of magic
   4. D.
      it is a centuries – old art
3. 3.

   Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
   

   1. A.
      He was interested in magic when he was little.
   2. B.
      He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.
   3. C.
      He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.
   4. D.
      He became an amateur magician in his spare time.
4. 4.

   What does the underlined word “seasoned” in Paragraph2 mean?
   

   1. A.
      experienced    
   2. B.
      freshman   
   3. C.
      amateur   
   4. D.
      unskillful
5. 5.

   Liu Qian improved his performing skills by ______.
   

   1. A.
      learning from David Copperfield.
   2. B.
      learning magic in a university
   3. C.
      performing in public on streets
   4. D.
      joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest

    Here’s an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.

As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.

Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.

Liu is known for his interaction (互动) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧).

    It’s actually thinking rather than one’s operation skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting. ” Liu said.

Liu Qian’s success dates back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.

Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be a magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career. He has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.

“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.

86. The story is about________.

A. how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician      B. why people love magic

C. what magic tricks are                                                 D. how fashionable magic is

87. The underlined word “Witnessing” means _____.

A. Making             B. Proving     C. Seeing              D.Signing

88. People love to watch magic because________.

A. they can’t figure out the secret of magic       

B. it arouses (激发) their curiosity which is good for studying.

C. they love watching magicians make the impossible happen

D. it is a centuries-old art

89. Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?

A. He was interested in magic when he was a little boy.

B. He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.

C. He became an amateur magician in his spare time.

D. He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.

90. From the story we learn that Liu Qian________.

A. is at the age of 12

B. is popular worldwide for his magic shows

C. planned on becoming a magician from his childhood

D. does street show to make more money

Here is an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV`s Spring Festival Gala. Liu`s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable (时髦的)once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.

 As a seasoned (老练的) young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.

 Witnessing (目击)something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people`s love for magic.

 Liu is known for his interaction(互动) with his audiences. He has a special understanding of performing skills.

 “It is actually thinking , rather than one`s performing skills, that is more important to achieve a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively，to make them appear more attractive.” Liu said.

 Liu Qian`s success dates back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan`s Youth Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.

 Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur (业余的) magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a decent (体面的) job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.

 To improve his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.

 “Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough(难对付的) crowds.” Liu said.

The story is about _________.

A. how Liu Qian became China`s hottest magician

B. why people love magic

C. what magic tricks are

D. what fashionable magic is

People love to watch magic because __________.

A. they can`t figure out the secret of magic

B. it arouses their curiosity

C. they love watching magicians make the impossible happen

D. it is a centuries-old art

Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?

A. He was interested in magic when he was little

B. He had won Taiwan`s Youth Magic Contest

C. He became an amateur magician in his spare time

D. He couldn`t find a decent job after graduation

From the story, we know that________.

A. Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions

B. Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic shows

C. Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame 

D. Liu Qian does street shows to make money    

Here’ s an unusual story: a diamond ring

 was recently found in an egg. The    

magician, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front          

of an audience of millions at CCTV’ s Spring

Festival Gala. Liu’ s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.

As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the U

nited States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.

Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’ s love for magic.

 “It’ s actually thinking rather than one’ s manipulation（操作）skills; that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting.  ”Liu said.

    Liu Qian’ s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’ s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.

Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur  (业余的) magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.

    To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields for passers-by, policemen and farmers.

     “Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds, ” Liu said.

What does the underlined word  “seasoned ” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. 季节性的        B. 刚出道的         C. 老练的         D. 职业的

The story is about_____.

A. how Liu Qian became China’ s hottest magician

B. why people love magic

C. what magic tricks are

D. how fashionable the magic is

People love to watch magic because_____.

A. they can’ t figure out the secret of magic

B. it arouses their curiosity

C. they love watching magicians make the impossible happen

D. it is a centuries-old art

Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?

A. He was interested in magic when he was little.

B. He had won Taiwan’ s Youth Magic Contest.

C. He became an amateur magician in his spare time.

D. He couldn’ t find an acceptable job after graduation