Bird Feeder

“Don’t Move!” I said to my husband in whisper. He   1  . We were sitting in our backyard   2   a warm summer day. He was reading, as always.

He asked me what was wrong. I told him to slowly look at his right   3  . His response was   4  . “Is it a bee?” He hates bees. “No!” I whispered. “It’s a chickadee.” The next few   5   were breathtaking for us both!

The little wild bird   6   walked down my husband’s arm to his hand. My husband was

  7   a small bowl of peanuts. He loves to eat peanuts. But, now it looked like he was going to have to   8  his treat. The chickadee looked back at him, as if to say, “  9   I have one, or two, please?” When my husband did not make any   10  , the chickadee carefully reached into the bowl and picked out a peanut. When he   11   away with his booty(战利品), I laughed out loud. I was   12   to have witnessed this adventure! Three or four more times that afternoon the little Chickadee   13   to my husband’s shoulder and made his way to the bowl of peanuts, his temporary bird feeder. This little   14   has been a topic of conversation in our family ever since.

I have been feeding the birds in our backyard for many years.   15   he has never been as crazy about bird watching as I have been, my husband   16   me by carrying the heavy bags of seed in from the car. He patiently moved the feeder poles   17   until I was satisfied with the

  18   of a new feeder. But, after his   19   with the little chickadee on his shoulder, he was devoted! He now   20   why backyard bird feeding is such an interesting thing and also addictive hobby.

1．A．quitted                  B．shook                  C．froze                   D．ignored

3．A．foot                      B．leg                      C．shoulder              D．hand

4．A．positive                 B．favorable             C．casual                 D．immediate

5．A．minutes                 B．hours                  C．days                   D．months

6．A．beautifully             B．patiently              C．comfortably         D．carefully

7．A．carrying                B．seizing                 C．holding                D．passing

8．A．serve                    B．share                   C．show                  D．afford

9．A．Need                    B．Should                C．Must                   D．May

10．A．movement           B．arrangement         C．argument             D．announcement

11．A．flew                    B．flowed                C．jumped                D．walked

12．A．satisfied              B．delighted              C．inspired               D．secured

13．A．turned                 B．returned              C．advanced             D．walked

14．A．event                  B．activity                C．phenomenon        D．performance

15．A．Once                  B．Because               C．Although             D．Until

16．A．comforted           B．supported            C．guided                 D．encouraged

17．A．forward              B．around                C．out                     D．up

18．A．shape                  B．style                    C．situation              D．position

19．A．experience           B．work                   C．adventure            D．fight

20．A．doubted    B．obtained    C．understood       D．recognized

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my   31   was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

   There was a   32   near our house. In winter it was the greatest   33   place in the world. One   34   all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks   35   the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t   36   any longer that afternoon. So I   37   my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really  38  .

The hockey game had attracted   39   audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering   40  . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water   41   my body, and I sank like a rock.  My feet   42   the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another   43  , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my   44   around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and   45  . I crawled to the shore and lay down,   46  . The next thing I knew was people were   47   around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me,   48   my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my  49  .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

    For a long time I thought I would   50   a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

1.A. attention      B. behavior                C. explanation       D. reason

2.A. river              B. pond                           C. lake                              D. dam

3.A. skating            B. fishing                           C. swimming                     D. skiing

4.A. afternoon      B. morning                    C. evening                     D. night

5.A. after              B. until                              C. as                          D. if

6.A. go            B. run                  C. sit                            D. wait

7.A. found            B. threw                        C. took                        D. hid

8.A. lonely             B. single                            C. alone                       D. afraid

9.A. noisy              B. happy                     C. small                         D. young

10.A. changed        B. disappeared                 C. increased       D. stopped

11.A. filled         B. controlled              C. covered          D. loaded

12.A. hit          B. dragged                 C. set                            D. tapped

13.A. day          B. hour                          C. minute                       D. second

14.A. head      B. hand                     C. arm                         D. leg

15.A. left                  B. succeeded           C. tried             D. survived

16.A. worried       B. surprised                   C. excited             D. exhausted

17.A. lying         B. standing                       C. laughing           D. crawling

18.A. raising            B. shaking                     C. holding                     D. washing

19.A. place                   B. mind                     C. defense                      D. rescue

20.A. take up         B. make up with      C. bring up                   D. come up with

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my  31  was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

   There was a  32  near our house. In winter it was the greatest  33  place in the world. One  34  all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks  35  the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t  36  any longer that afternoon. So I  37  my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey．I was not really  38  ．

The hockey game had attracted   39  audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering  40  . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water  41   my body, and I sank like a rock.  My feet  42   the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another  43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my  44  around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and  45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down,  46  ．The next thing I knew was people were   47    around me, covering me with coats.   

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me,   48  my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my  49  ．” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

    For a long time I thought I would  50  a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

1.A. attention   B. behavior        C. explanation          D. reason

2.A. river      B. pond         C. lake                 D. dam

3.A. skating    B. fishing      C. swimming         D. skiing

4.A. afternoon B. morning      C. evening              D. night

5.A. after          B. until        C. as                   D. if

6. A. go        B. run          C. sit                  D. wait

7.A. found      B. threw            C. took                 D. hid

8.A. lonely     B. single       C. alone                D. afraid

9.A. noisy      B. happy        C. small                D. young

10. A. changed      B. disappeared      C. increased            D. stopped

11.A. filled        B. controlled       C. covered         D. loaded

12.A. hit       B. dragged      C. set              D. tapped

13.A. day       B. hour         C. minute               D. second

14.A. head      B. hand         C. arm                  D. leg

15.A. left          B．succeeded   C. tried           D. survived

16.A. worried       B. surprised        C. excited          D. exhausted

17.A. lying         B. standing     C. laughing        D. crawling

18.A. raising       B. shaking      C. holding          D. washing

19.A. place     B. mind         C. defense              D. rescue

20.A. take up   B. make up with     C. bring up             D. come up with