A magician was（1） 　　on a cruise （邮轮） ship in the Caribbean． The audience （观众） would be different each week， so the magician allowed（2） 　　to do the same tricks over and over again． It went on well except for one problem： the captain's（3） 　　saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick．

Once he understood， he（4） 　　shouting in the middle of the show．

"Look， it's not the same hat!"

"Look， he is hiding the flowers under the table!"

The magician was（5） 　　， but couldn't do anything． It was，（6） 　　， the captain's parrot． He had to put up with it time after time．

One day， the ship sank（沉没）in an accident．The magician survived in（7）_____ 　accident，but ended up in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with the parrot． They stared at each other with hate， but did not（8） 　　a word．

This went on（9） 　　several days． After a week， the parrot（10） 　　said， "Okay， I give up． Where's the boat？"

（1）A． worked	B． work	C． working
（2）A． him	B． he	C． himself
（3）A． dog	B． parrot	C． son
（4）A． to start	B． started	C． starting
（5）A． angry	B． happy	C． excited
（6）A． at all	B． after all	C． in all
（7）A． a	B． the	C． an
（8）A． say	B． speak	C． talk
（9）A． for	B． at	C． in
（10）A． final	B． happily	C． finally