6. In which column will you probably find the above passage?

　 A. Advice.　 　　　　　　　　　　B. News story.　　　　

C. Advertisement.　　 　　　　　　D. Comments.

2. Please list some examples of using “hocus pocus” mentioned in the passage. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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3 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Hocus pocus shows magicians’ completely ridiculous and pointless words while performing.

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1. What is the passage mainly about? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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5]Well, knowing its origin which is from performing magicians in Europe, I'm sure you will find hocus pocus easier to remember. You'll also learn where to put it into use.

4]Hocus pocus reveals the nonsensical nature of the magician's talk on stage. And it was introduced into the English language probably just on the strength of the rhyming sound of it. Hocus-pocus, lovely.

3]This explanation gets to the basic nature of hocus-pocus-exotic (外来的) but meaningless talk by the magician to fool the audience. Watch any magician at work and we'll notice that he sometimes talks constantly while performing tricks, using hocus-pocus, such as ear-catching words, eye-catching hand or body movements, to distract(分散) our attention while he gets a trick done.

2]I'm afraid this explanation isn't as interesting as the sounding of the word itself. But then again, the dictionary I mentioned is a dictionary for beginners. One can't expect much from it when it comes to such an interesting word as hocus-pocus. The Merriam-Webster dictionary online, on the other hand, gives a more detailed explanation: (1)sleight of hand; (2)nonsense or sham used especially to cloak deception. And it gives the origin of the word: probably from hocus pocus, imitation of a Latin phrase used by magicians.

1]Hocus-pocus sounds magical, doesn't it? And the word comes from the world of magic playing in Medieval (中世纪) Europe. In the dictionary Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, hocus-pocus is explained this way: a method or belief that you think is based on false ideas, e.g. He thinks psychology is a lot of hocus-pocus.

30．To think critically, we need to do the following except 　　　　.

A．making judgment about what we see and hear

B．analyzing the intention of messages presented

C．making a decision after asking for others’ opinion

D．digging out the missing views behind the information