Magic and mastery of face-changing
C Kitty watched a Sichuan opera performance. She is talking to Daniel about it. Read their conversation and choose the best answer for each question.
Kitty: I watched a Sichuan opera performance last night. It was really amazing! The best part was the face-changing.
Daniel: Oh, that's when their faces change quickly, right? There are many online videos about it. It looks really cool. But how do they do it?
Kitty: Well, it's a kind of magic trick, so there must be some explanation. But as with other tricks, the performers keep it a secret. It helps attract people that way.
Daniel: Hmm ... I watched the videos very carefully. I think they wear some masks on top of each other. But when they change masks, the performers' hands are usually far away from their face. Maybe they use some kind of secret tool to change masks. Anyway, I couldn't see anything like that in the videos.
Kitty: Haha, maybe you're right! It must be very difficult to learn, so they need to practise a lot. I know of a great performer named Peng Denghuai. He can change faces 14 times in just 25 seconds—it's a world record!
1 What is Kitty's favourite part of the performance?
a The music.
b The face-changing.
c The story.
2 What does Daniel think of face-changing?
a He thinks it is boring.
b He thinks it is easy.
c He thinks it is cool.
3 Why do performers keep their face-changing trick a secret?
a To attract people.
b To stop others from learning the trick.
c To make more money.
4 What does Daniel guess about how the performers change masks?
a He guesses that the performers change masks using their hands.
b He guesses that the performers use a tool to change masks.
c He guesses that the performers wear special masks.
5 What does Kitty say about learning face-changing?
a Performers must learn it from a young age.
b It is not hard to learn.
c It takes lots of practice.

1. b；2. c；3. a；4. b；5. c

1. 根据对话中Kitty的表述“The best part was the face-changing.”，可知她最喜欢表演中的变脸部分。
2. 根据Daniel的表述“It looks really cool.”，可知他认为变脸很酷。
3. 根据Kitty的表述“the performers keep it a secret. It helps attract people that way.”，可知表演者保密是为了吸引观众。
4. 根据Daniel的表述“Maybe they use some kind of secret tool to change masks.”，可知他猜测表演者使用工具来变脸。
5. 根据Kitty的表述“It must be very difficult to learn, so they need to practise a lot.”，可知学习变脸需要大量练习。