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Most of the time, magicians(魔术师)give good shows, but every magician has given a show that was terrible or has tried to do a trick that didn’t go right. Howard Thruston, a famous magician, made some interesting mistakes on the stage.
ThurstondidafamousIndiantrickwithagirl.Thegirlclimbedintoabox.Thentheboxwaspulledupabovethestage.Thurstonshouted,“Iasia,garawallah,go!”Theboxopenedandthegirlwasgone.“Wonderful!Wonderful!”
Onenight,aftertheshow,amanaskedthemagician,“Pleasetellmewhereyoulearnedyourmagic(有魔力的)words?”
Thurstonanswered,“I’vetraveledinIndiaandoftenheard‘garawallah’inthestreetsthere.IthoughtitwasagoodwordforanIndiantrick.”Themansmiledandsaid,“I’mfromIndia.Thatwordmeans‘Hey,bus!‘“
AnothermistakestayedinThurston’sshow.Inonetrick,hecutofftheheadsoftwochickensandtwoducksandputtheirbodiesinsideamagicbox.Thenheopenedtheboxandfoundfourlivingbirdswithheadsonthem.Thisisthewaythetrickwasdone.Thebirds’headsweretiedundertheirwings.Thenfalseheadsweretiedonthebirdsbeforetheywerebroughtonthestage.Thurstoncutoffthesefalseheadsandputthebirdsinthebox.Hishelperwasalsointhebox.Hecouldputnewfalseheadsonthebirdsfasterthanhecoulduntiethetrueheads.SoafterThurstonputthebirdsinsidethebox,hishelpertiedonfalseheads.
Onenight,thehelpermadeamistake.Hetiedthechickenheadsontheducksandthentiedtheduckheadsonthechickens.Thebirdscameoutofthebox,andthepeoplelaughedandlaughed.
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1.“Garawallah”means________.
A.afterThurstonshoutedthewords,thegirlwasgone
B.thepeopleinIndiaaskforthetraffic
C.thebirdscameoutoftheboxandmadethepeoplelaugh
D.itwasagoodwordsforanIndiantrick
2. The best title of the story could be ________.
A. A Careless Helper B. A Magician’s Mistakes
C. Good Shows D. Terrible Tricks
3. How many people and how many kinds of birds were there in this story?
A. Six. B. Seven. C. Eight. D. Twelve
4. In fact, the second trick was a wonderful show. Could you guess what excuse the magician would say?
A. Sorry, my helper has made a mistake.
B. Oh, dear! What’s the matter with the birds?
C. Look! How magic my birds are!
D. Oh! I really don’t know what has happened.