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C．ToinvolveD．TobeinvolvedPartIIReadingPassageMyhusbandandIsatoutside.Asmallchildaboutthreecameupthestreet，paniedbyhermother.Asshesawanothergirlafewfeetaway，shegaveheradmiringcomment，“Mommy，Ilikeherdress.”Hermomreplied，“Well，whydon’tyougoandlher？”Thelittlegirlwalkedshylytowardthegirlwearingtheprettydress.Theotherone，likelythesameage，wasstandingwithherbackturned，alongsideherparents.Theyhadnotheardthecompliment.Receivingnoresponse，thislittlegirlhesitated.Myhusbandsaidtotheothergirl，“Someonewantstolyousomething.”Assheturnedaround，connectionwasmade.Onceagain，thelittleoneannounced“Ilikeyourdress，”anduponhearingthosewords，theotheronegaveherabigsandexcitedlyshared“Look，it’saspinning(旋转的)dress！”atwhichmomentshebegantospinincircles.Bothofthemsdwidely.Now，theonestoppedspinningandsaid，“It’smyfavoritedressandIhaveshoesthatmatch！”Shetookoffrunningtowardastroller(婴儿车)parkednearby.Themomanddaughterstartedtoheaddownthestreet，thinkingtheencounter(邂逅hadended.Momentslater，the“spinningdressgirl”reappearedshoesinhandlookingforhernewfriendwhohadseeminglydisappeared.Now，anelderlycouple，seatedonabench，hadobviouslybeenwatchfulofallthis.Themanstoppedthechildsaying，“There’ssomeonecomingbehindyou.”Thenwesawoneshowedandtheotheradmiredthebeautifulshoes.Ifyoucanmakeamomentbetter，doit.Ihavenoideahowmanyothersthateveningmighthaveobservedthisact，hotohelpgoodthingstohappen.Butsuchbriefmoments，strungtogether，makeupwhatmightbethesignificanttimesinourlives.Aftershesawanothergirlinprettydress，thelittlegirl A．walkedawayshylyexpressedherdecidedtobuywantedtofeelWhydidthegirlinthespinningdressruntowardaShewantedtochangehershoesShewasattractedbyanotherchildintheTomakesurethatherstrollerwassafelyTogethershoesandshowthemtohernewTheoldmanstoppedthemotheranddaughter showthegirlsomethingletthetwolittlegirlsmeetgivethegirlsomeaskthemotherforWecaninferthatthestorytook intheatintheintheTheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis expressherloveforthewonderfultimesinadvisepeopletobepatientwithlittlechildrenC．encouragepeopletohelpgoodthingstohappenD．showtheimportanceoftakingopportunitiesIneveryschoolthereisa“top”crowdthatsetsthepace,whiletheothersfollowtheirexample.Let’ssaythetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters（毛衣）.Prettysooneverybodyiswearingbrightredsweaters.Thereisnothingwrongwiththat,exceptthefactthatforsomepeoplebrightredisratherunsuitable.Thesituationcaneven edangerous,ifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrinkordrivecarsatseventyanhour.Thenthepeoplewhofollowtheexampleareputtingtheirlivesindanger.Theyarelikesheepbeingledtotheslaughter（屠宰）.Now,itislikelythatyouhavecomeacrosssituationslikethesemorethanonceinyourlife.Infact,itislikelythatatonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong.Youmayhaveexcusedyourselfbysaying,“Gee,thecrowddoesit.”Well,letthecrowddoit,butdon’tdoityourself.Learntosay“No.”Developyourownstandardsandyourownjudgments.Ifyouknowthecrowdisnningsomethingofwhichyoudisapprove,havethecouragetobowoutgracefully.You’llhavethesatisfactionofstandingonyourowntwofeet.Themainideaofthispassageis ineveryschoolthereisa“top”crowdthatsetsitisamistaketofollowthe“top”crowdatonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobepeoplewhofollowthe“top”crowdareputtingtheirlivesinTheauthordisapprovesofwearingredsweatersif A.thecrowdiswearingthem B.onecan’taffordthemC.onedoesn’tlookgoodinred D.itisagainstschoolrulesPeoplewhofollowthe“top”crowd arerebels（叛逆者）withouta B.havenorespectfortheir D.sometimesdothingsagainsttheirbetterTheunderlinedphrase“tobowout”mayprobably Anottotakepart B.tomakeanexcuse C.tofeelsorry 40.Theauthorurgesthereaderto AfollowthecrowdB.taketheadvicefromthe“top”crowdC.beindependent D.dowhateverhewantsPassageThefactthateverybodyenjoysagoodmysteryexinswhymagiciansaresuchpopularentertainers.Weallknowthatamagiciandoesnotreallydependon“magic”toperformhistricks,butonhisabilitytoactatgreatspeed.However,thisdoesnotpreventusfromenjoyingwatchingamagicianproducerabbitsfromahat,swallowcountlesseggs,orsaw（锯）hiswifeintwo.ProbablythegreatestmagicianofalltimewasHarryHoudiniwhodiedin1926.HisrealnamewasWeiss,butheadoptedthename“Houdini”afterreadingabookwhichinfluencedhimgreatly.ThishadbeenwrittenbyafamousmagiciancalledRobertHoudini.Houdinimasteredtheartofesca.Hecouldhimselffromthetightestknots（最牢固的结）orthemostdifficultlocksinsecondsAlthoughnoonereallyknowshowhedidthis,thereisnodoubtthathehadmadeaclosestudyofeverytypeoflockeverinvented.Hewouldcarryasmallsteelneedle-liketoolfastenedtohislegandheusedthisinsteadofakey.HoudinionceaskedtheChicagotolockhiminprison.Theyboundhiminchainsandlockedhimup,buthedhimselfinaninstant.Theaccusedhimofhavingusedatoolandlockedhimupagain.Thistimeheworenoclothesandtherewerechainsroundhisneck,waist,wrists（手腕）,andlegs;butheagainescapedinafewminutes.Houdinihadprobablyhiddenhis“needle”inawax-likesubstanceanddroppeditonthefloorinthepassage（过道）.Ashewentpast,hesteppedonitsothatitsothatitstuckto（粘在）thebottomofhisfootHismostfamousescape,howeverwasaltogetherastonishing.Hewasheavilychainedupandshutinanemptywoodenboxthelidofwhichwasnaileddown.TheboxwasdroppedintotheseainNewYorkharbor.InoneminuteHoudinihadswumtothesurface.Whentheboxwasbroughtup,itwasopenedandthechainswerefoundinside.Magicians’successfultricksmostlydependonthefactthattheycan A.createanyanimalsmysteriouslyB.eatalotofeggsC.cuttheirwivesin D.performtricksEnrichWeissusedthenameHarryHoudini hisfatherhadthisashisfamilyherespectedanothermagicianRobertHoudiniveryhegotthenamebecauseofhishelearnedhisartfromRobertHoudiniandwasnamedafterHarryHoudini’sbestartwasperhaps hecoulduseasteelneedle-liketoolinsteadofahecouldinventallkindsofknotsandlocksinahecouldhimselfquicklywhileboundorlockedhemadeaclosestudyofalltypesofHarryHoudiniwasoncelockedinprison,beingboundinchains, hewasaccusedofcrimesandwasarrestedbyinhewantedtoshowtothehowskillfulhewasatthewantedtoknowwhethertheirprisonwasthewantedtoseewhetherhecouldescapewithnothingThebesttitleofthispassagemight HarryHoudini,theGreatMagicianB.TheHistoryofC.WhyPeopleLikeMagiciansSo D.HowMagiciansPassageWhattowrite？Thisisaquestionaskedbysomanywritersofchildren’sliture.Thechildren’slituremarketisabigmarket.Beingawriterofchildren’sliture，Ididsomeresearchintothelirymarketforchildren，findingsometrends.Childrentendtolikereadingaseriesontheirfavoritecharacters.However，whentryingtosellyourbooktoanagentorapublisher，youshouldsellitasastand-alonebook.Focusyourmindonthestorythatyou’vewritteninsteadofthinkingaboutfutureunwrittenstories.Ifthebookispublishedanddoeswellinthemarket，thepublisherwillbeopentoextendingthestoryintoaseries.Overtheyearsthepicturebookmarkethasbeenslow.Smallchildren，theprime“readers”ofpicturebooks，tendtonotrequesttheirparentstopurchasebooksforthem.Theycannotreadforthemselvesandhavetodependonotherstoreadforthem.Toappealtochildrenwithnoreadingskills，awritershouldfocusmoreonshowinghis/herstorythroughvividandcolorfulpictures.Also，writersmusttakeintoconsiderationtheamountoftimetheaverageparentiswillingtospendreadingtotheirchildren.Manyteensenjoyreadingyoungadultnovelsbasedonwhatisknownasdarkconceptstories.Darkconceptbooksarestorieswithvampires(鬼)，demons()，andothersupernaturalcreatures.Thevillain(坏蛋)，though，hassomegoodnessandinawayisavictim.Alsosuchcharacterssharethesameexperiencesthatatypical16-20-year-oldhas.Theyfeelsad，gethappy，fallinlove，andevencanbetakenadvantageof.Whenwritingachildren’sbook，keepinmindthetrendsinthemarket.Readpublishedbooks，boththebestsellersandpoorsellers，usingthemasreferences.However，becarefulnottoimitateotherwriters’styles，nottousetheircharacters，andnottousetheirplots.To eapopularwriter，youshoulddigdeepandworkhardtomakeyourstoryuniqueandinteresting.Intheauthor’sopinion，picturebooks bevisuallypleasingandsomewhatparent-havenowordsandmorehavemoreinterestingbesoldatalowAccordingtothetext，darkconcept arefullofhavemanyheroicemorepopularthanotherreflectthelifeofyoungadultsinsomeAccordingtothelastparagraph，whatmattersmuchtoawriteris fameinthemarketD．relationshipwithotherwritersWhatcanbelearnedfromtheFewwritersfocusonthetrendsinchildren’s storyseriesisnotadvisedtobefinishedatonetime.C．Writersshouldbegoodatwritingvariousbooks.D．Picturebooksareonlyaimedatyoungerchildren.50．Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext? PartIIIClozeTherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain—nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompleynewones