I Cloze test.
A man played magic (魔术) for the passengers on a ship. He was very __1__ in his job, living in the best room and eating the best food. All was fine __2__ one day the captain brought a parrot. The parrot would __3__ each of his tricks very carefully and immediately call out after the trick, “It’s in his pocket,” or “It’s down his trousers”. Of course, life was no longer __4__ for him. He got very tired of the parrot and even wanted to kill it. Then one night the ship hit an iceberg and sank. Everyone was __5__ except for the man and the parrot. For a whole __6__ the man was unconscious (不省人事的) on a piece of wood, and all this time the parrot standing on that wood did not take its __7__ off him. The next morning the man woke up __8__ trying to sit up, he then noticed the parrot. “All right, you __9__.” cried the parrot, “But what have you done with the __10__?”
() 1. A. helpful B. careful C. beautiful D. successful
() 2. A. after B. since C. until D. though
() 3. A. play B. look C. think D. watch
() 4. A. hard B. funny C. sweet D. boring
() 5. A. fallen B. killed C. broken D. sailed
() 6. A. day B. week C. month D. year
() 7. A. ears B. eyes C. head D. mouth
() 8. A. slowly B. quickly C. happily D. suddenly
() 9. A. lost B. won C. failed D. lived
() 10. A. captain B. wood C. ship D. trick

DCDCB ABABC

1. 根据"living in the best room and eating the best food"可知他工作很成功，选D。
2. "All was fine"与"one day the captain brought a parrot"形成时间对比，指“直到”那天，选C。
3. 鹦鹉“观看”魔术表演，watch为及物动词，符合语境，选D。
4. 鹦鹉揭穿魔术使生活不再“愉快”，选C。
5. 船沉后所有人“丧生”，除了他和鹦鹉，选B。
6. 由"The next morning the man woke up"可知昏迷了“一整天”，选A。
7. "take its eyes off him"为固定搭配，指眼睛没离开他，选B。
8. 昏迷后醒来应“慢慢”坐起，选A。
9. 鹦鹉之前总揭穿他失败，现船消失，认为他“赢了”，选B。
10. 鹦鹉以为魔术师把“船”变没了，选C。