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We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his tricks, but on his ability to act at great speed. ___ 1,this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician ___ 2 rabbits from a hat. ___ 3the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of ___ 4. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. ___ 5 no one really knows how he did this, there is no doubt ___ 6 he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They ___ 7 him in chains and locked him up, but he freed himself___8 an instant.  
The police ___ 9 him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck, waist, wrists, and legs; but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his "needle" in a waxlike ___ 10 and dropped it on the floor in the passage.  
  　___ 11 he went past, he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape, however, was ___ 12 astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest, the lid of ___ 13 was nailed down. The ___ 14 was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was___ 15, it was opened and the chains were found inside.   
1. A. Generally　　　 　　B. However 　　　 C. Possibly 　　　D. Likewise     
2. A. to produce 　　 　　B. who produces   C. produce              D. how to produce     
3. A. Out of the question 　B. Though　　　 C. Probably　　    D. Undoubted      
4. A. escaping 　　　　　 B. locking　　　　  C. opening 　　　D. dropping     
5. A. Surprisingly 　　　　B. Obviously 　　　C. Perhaps　　     D. Although     
6. A. if 　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　 C. as to 　　　　D. that     
7. A. involved 　　　　      B. closed 　　　　　C. connected　    D. bound     
8. A. at 　　　　　　　　B. by　　　　　　  C. in 　　　　　D. for     
9. A. rid 　　　　　　　   B. charged 　　　　 C. accused 　　   D. deprived     
10. A. candle 　　　　       B. mud 　　　　　　C. something 　 D. substance     
11. A. As 　　　　　　　B. Usually　　　　  C. Maybe 　　   D. Then     
12. A. overall　　　　　  B. all but　　　　　  C. no longer 　   D. altogether     
13. A. it 　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　  C. that 　　　　D. him     
14. A. chest 　　　　　　B. body 　　　　　   C. lid 　　　　 D. chain     
15. A. brought up 　　　 B. sunk 　　　　　　C. broken apart D. snapped