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"Now，it is the time to witness the miracle!"The magician，Liu Qian，discovered a diamond ring in an egg in front of millions of people at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala
（春晚）in 2009．Liu's magic tricks have made the old art of magic fashionable once again，and made him the hottest magician in China．
As a skillful young magician from Taiwan，Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows．He has performed in countries，including the United States，Japan，South Korea and the UK．
Making something impossible happen right before your eyes is the reason why people love magic．
Liu has a special understanding of magic shows，"To get a magic shoe successful，thinking is more important than skills．We think a lot about how to make the shows creative and more interesting．"Liu said．So during his performance，audiences（觀眾） are often invited to be in his shows，making people believe he really has magic power．
Liu Qian's success dated back to his childhood．Born in 1976in 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．"It encouraged me to carry on my magic shoe dream．"But Liu planned on becoming a professional magician at the beginning．He studied Japanese literature at University and only hoped to be a part-time magician．However，his failure to find a good job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career．To improve his skills，he has performed on streets for passers-by．
"Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magician．"Liu said．
In 2001，Liu started a TV show called"Magic Star"，which quickly became one of the most popular shows．He successfully keeps this traditional art form alive．
56．Why do people love to watch magic？D
A．Because magic is an old art．
B．Because magic attracts their eyes．
C．Because they cannot find out the secret of magic．
D．Because they love watching magicians make the impossible happen．
57．What can we learn from the story？C
A．Liu Qian wanted to be a professional magician at first．
B．Liu Qian took part in many magic competitions．
C．Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show．
D．Liu Qian performs on streets in order to make himself famous．
58．What made Liu Qian decide to make magic his career？D
A．He played magic on streets in his free time．
B．He had won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest．
C．He was interested in magic when he was little．
D．He could not fimd a good job after graduation．
59．In what order did Liu Qian do the following？A
①He became a magician．
②He fell in love with magic．
③He began to perform magic on TV．
④He won Taiwan's Youth Magic Contest．
⑤He was invited to CCYV's Spring Festival Gala
A．②④①③⑤
B．②④①⑤③
C．①②④③⑤
D．①④②⑤③
60．The story is aboutD．
A．how Liu began to have magic power．
B．why people love watching magic shows．
C．what tricks are used in Liu's magic shows．
D．how Liu became China's hottest magician．
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