Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to
1 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to
2 the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous
3 bird. Now
4 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge
5 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it
6 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to
7 it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did
8 his grandfather had done, but the bird
9 to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle
10 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less
11 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before
12 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with
13 , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is
14 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was
15 , two angry men arrived in a car. They
16 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked
17 and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He
18 at Sam, “Sam will show you
19 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the
20 . It flew away and disappeared forever.
| 小题3: | | A．singing | B．sleeping | C．eating | D．hunting |
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| 小题5: | | A．mouth | B．wings | C．tail | D．eyes |
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| 小题6: | | A．dealt | B．returned | C．met | D．parted |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．search | C．eat | D．help |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell | B．rose | C．walked | D．ran |
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| 小题10: | | A．shouted | B．cried | C．laughed | D．nodded |
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| 小题11: | | A．attractive | B．pleasant | C．poor | D．strong |
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| 小题12: | | A．bed | B．supper | C．lunch | D．breakfast |
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| 小题13: | | A．patience | B．surprise | C．joy | D．sadness |
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| 小题14: | | A．harmful | B．strange | C．cheap | D．useless |
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| 小题15: | | A．leaving | B．gone | C．dying | D．cooked |
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| 小题16: | | A．shouted at | B．smiled at | C．looked after | D．took after |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressed | B．worried | C．satisfied | D．bored |
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| 小题18: | | A．waved | B．pointed | C．aimed | D．jumped |
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| 小题20: | | A．money | B．coat | C．bird | D．everything |
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