The cold weather of the last week has had a surprising result. Forty thousand Russian red-necked ducks have ___1___ in Britain where the weather, just below freezing, is like spring to them.

　　The Russian red-necked ducks manage perfectly well at temperatures down to thirty degrees ___2___ zero. They wouldn't think of ___3___ home at minus forty. But, as the weather gets colder, if it docs, they make a quick ___4___ to take off together all with a single thought ____5___,“Go somewhere ____6____”.

　　Last Tuesday the small ___7___ near my house was invaded by about three hundred Russian red-necked ducks, a noisy lot, though I must say they were not troublesome. Our local birds were at first quite ___8___ by these ___9___ from far away, and there were some obvious language difficulties too. At nine o'clock I went down ___10___ to the edge of the lake, with a little bread and milk ___11___ our own birds. I saw them standing up, __12___ the foreigners to eat up everything. But my worry proved ___13__：the red-necked birds didn't like the bread at all. Many of them ___14___ a mouthful, and threw up. In fact they pushed and fought to get away from the food, ___15___ own birds looked at them ___16___.

　　My wife had ___17___ me down the path with a hopeless cake she had made on Monday evening. She had forgotten to turn off the electricity in time, and the cake got ___18___ Now that, funnily enough, the Russian birds ___19__, though our birds wouldn't touch it. We realized then the visitors were used to ___20___ bread probably, and my wife agreed to make some for them.

　　The cold weather of the last week has had a surprising result. Forty thousand Russian red-necked ducks have ___1___ in Britain where the weather, just below freezing, is like spring to them.

　　The Russian red-necked ducks manage perfectly well at temperatures down to thirty degrees ___2___ zero. They wouldn't think of ___3___ home at minus forty. But, as the weather gets colder, if it docs, they make a quick ___4___ to take off together all with a single thought ____5___,“Go somewhere ____6____”.

　　Last Tuesday the small ___7___ near my house was invaded by about three hundred Russian red-necked ducks, a noisy lot, though I must say they were not troublesome. Our local birds were at first quite ___8___ by these ___9___ from far away, and there were some obvious language difficulties too. At nine o'clock I went down ___10___ to the edge of the lake, with a little bread and milk ___11___ our own birds. I saw them standing up, __12___ the foreigners to eat up everything. But my worry proved ___13__：the red-necked birds didn't like the bread at all. Many of them ___14___ a mouthful, and threw up. In fact they pushed and fought to get away from the food, ___15___ own birds looked at them ___16___.

　　My wife had ___17___ me down the path with a hopeless cake she had made on Monday evening. She had forgotten to turn off the electricity in time, and the cake got ___18___ Now that, funnily enough, the Russian birds ___19__, though our birds wouldn't touch it. We realized then the visitors were used to ___20___ bread probably, and my wife agreed to make some for them.

　　Elizabeth lived at the foot of a hill. Her father had a small 1 and about twenty sheep. Her mother was often ill and couldn't help him. The girl had to 2 the sheep when she was on holiday. She drove (驱赶) the sheep to the 3 and she liked singing there. Her voice (嗓子) got 4 and often sang some songs at parties.

　　 5 her aunt's help, the girl began to perform (演出) when she was sixteen. And several years later she became a 6 . She often sang all over the country and a lot of people always 7 her. She got much money but she always felt tired and hoped to have 8 .

　　One year her mother was ill again and the doctor 9 her to spend the whole summer in a 10 place. Elizabeth decided to go to a small village which stood in the 11 with her because none of the villagers knew her and she could live a 12 life. They enjoyed themselves there. But one afternoon it began to 13 while they were having a picnic on the top of a mountain. The girl asked her mother to 14 her jacket. So she caught a cold and had to go to the 15 in a small town.

　　There were many 16 at the doctor's that day. The doctor was 17 . She had to wait for a long time and then the doctor asked, “What's the matter with you, madam?”

　　Before the girl could say a word, the telephone rang and he went to answer it. And when he was going to 18 her, the telephone rang and he had to stop 19 it again. The girl stood up and said, “Please tell me your 20 , sir.”

　　“What are you going to do?” the doctor asked in surprise.

　　“I'm going to the post office and tell you all on the phone!”

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