Magic(魔法)often forces US not to believe our own eyes or even appears to be breaking the laws of physics ornature! The word“magic”has many different meanings．When a bird appears in a hat or when someone declares thathe could see into the future--both can be called magic．When a sick person sudden-1y becomes well or a well person(oreVen animal)becomes ill, magic is the cause．The British author Terry Pratchett uses magic a great deal in his popularDiscworld series of books．
Magic has always been used for fun．People enjoy working out in which cup the little ball is or how he knowswhich card l was thinking of．Harry Houdini was one of the first world-famous magicians—famous for escaping fromdeadly situations．Recently David Copperfield，or David Blane，has become very popular for his“unbelievableabilities”，such as the Statue of Liberty disappear or rise．Magical rings and three—headed dogs may not be real，but does this mean nothing magical really ex—ists? Canyou always explain how the magician has done the card trick? Maybe it is better not to explain ，but to leave a littlemagic in our lives．Pick a card．any card．
48.The author explains what magic is in paragraph 1 by__________
A.using examples
B.giving causes and effects
C.1isting the time of magical s
D.comparing a healthy person with a sick one
Who is mentioned as a great escape artist?A.David Blane
B.Harry Houdini．
C.Terry Pratchett．
D.David Copperfield
What does the author think of magic?A.It changes our lives．
B.It provides people with fun．
C.It breaks the laws of physics．
D.It explains strange things in our lives．