ApolloRobbinsisapickpocket(扒手),butheisnotanormalpickpoc...

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Apollo Robbins is a pickpocket (扒手), But he is not a normal pickpocket. He is an entertainer. Hundreds of people enjoy watching Robbins perform in shows.

Robbins began learning these skills at a very young age. His two older brothers taught him basic pickpocketing tricks. And Robbins quickly became very good at stealing.

Robbins was naturally good at pickpocketing. But it took him years to develop his ability to perform for other people. When he was 15, he started studying magic. As he learned about magic, he was less interested in stealing.

After seven years, he began to perform in his own shows. He now performs at events and meetings around the United States. Many magicians agree that Robbins is the best at what he does. His tricks surprise even experienced magicians!

Robbins has also worked with the scientists at Yale University in the United States. He would show his different methods of movement to people while the scientists watched how their eyes moved. They were interested in what people concentrated on. They discovered that different people reacted in the same ways.

This work is helping the scientists understand attention and human nature. Knowing how human attention works is important. It can help officials create better driving laws and road signs. It can help companies create telephones that are easier to use. It can even help office workers to manage their time better. Most importantly, it can help people know how to protect themselves from pickpockets!

For Robbins, understanding human attention makes him a better magician. While performing his tricks, he can tell the crowd how he uses a person’s attention to his advantage. “A lot of magic is designed to look very beautiful. But I am trying to affect people’s minds, emotions, and ideas. My goal is not to hurt or trick them. I want to challenge the ideas they have about what is real,” he said.

24. We know from the text that Apollo Robbins .

A. is an excellent magician B. used to steal things from others

C. learned magic from his brothers D. is now a professional pickpocket

25. The scientists at Yale University mainly studied .

A. people’s interests B. people’s attention

C. Apollo Robbins’s tricks D. Apollo Robbins’s movements

26. What do we know about the scientists’ discovery?

A. It is just as they expected.

B. it has been beneficial in many fields.

C. It has contributed to an increase in crime.

D. It is helping to solve many health problems.

27. What can we infer from the last paragraph?