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C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给):

People normally think of dogs as man's best friend,but to Brian Wilson,his two pet parrots are his best friends.

It all began in 1995,when Brian was still a fire fighter.A car accident caused s1.damage to his brain.After several months of treatment,Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again and would have to spend the r2.of his life in a nursing home.

However,according to Brian,his two pet parrots didn't give him up eye e3.They kept talking to him day and night,until one day,he said one word,then a4.,and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners.

Now 15 years later,his house is home to about 80 birds,which included many kinds of birds.The birds fly around from room to room,some cackling(发出咯略声),others talking like humans.T5. , they all have big cages,Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

Over the years,Brian has developed a special relationship with birds.The birds who bite other humans,seem to like him and can get along with him well.He is now c6. a bird whisperer(鸟语者).

Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds from his own money, but has recently set up a foundation(基金)to accept donations(捐助). He and his birds also earn money by p7. at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

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