When I was a boy of twelve, I lived in South Carolina with my family. Every morning many _________________ would come and rest in the tree and sing. There isn't any sound that can be ___________ than the song of the birds. I decided to ____________ a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was __________________ and cried loudly, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt happy and ___________ my little musician carefully, giving it food and water.

The next day, the bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ____________ up everything she brought. But the following morning, I found it lying on the bottom of the cage, dead. I was very ___________ ! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to hear me crying over the death of my bird. He told me the ____________ . "A mother bird, finding her young child in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous food. She thinks it's better for her young to ___________ than to live in a cage."

Since than, I never catch any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to _____________ in the sky.

1.A. neighbours B. people C. birds D. children

2.A. louder B. noisier C. more terrible D. more beautiful

3.A. buy B. catch C. kill D. draw

4.A. lucky B. silent C. frightened D. strong

5.A. cared for B. looked at C. listened to D. played with

6.A. washed B. cleaned C. used D. ate

7.A. excited B. useless C. shocked D. boring

8.A. story B. truth C. way D. experience

9.A. die B. play C. sing D. stay

10.A. jump B. fly C. dance D. eat

Today, I felt unhappy with my head full of problems, so I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go. The most ________ thing happened when I was walking along the street.

I saw an old man, over seventy years old, sitting on a chair. He was a seller of secondhand shoes. He seemed so helpless and nobody was ________ his shoes. Then, a little girl came towards him. I heard the girl say in a/an ________ voice, “Grandfather, may I clean your shoes?” That old man ________ and passed her a shoe. The girl said, “I do this ________ I want to earn some money to buy my brother a new school ________.”

I heard this and tears came to my eyes. To my ________, the old man said,” Oh, little girl, just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy one ________ you.” To see what would happen, I ________. They walked to a ________ and there the old man ________ gave her a uniform, which must have cost him a lot. The girl was ________ and said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man ________ .

As the old man decided to leave, I stopped him and whispered in his ear, “You are really a great hero! Thank you for your ________!” My own sadness had disappeared. It had been ________ by the light of this moving act. I began to realize that a little act can brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. strange B. unlucky C. amazing D. interesting

2.A. cleaning B. buying C. finding D. taking

3.A. polite B. angry C. high D. funny

4.A. agreed B. sold C. began D. sat

5.A. if B. unless C. though D. because

6.A. shoe B. bag C. uniform D. shirt

7.A. sadness B. excitement C. happiness D. surprise

8.A. for B. to C. with D. at

9.A. left B. stayed C. guessed D. followed

10.A. restaurant B. sitting-room C. museum D. shop

11.A. really B. suddenly C. slowly D. nearly

12.A. relaxed B. humorous C. tired D. excited

13.A. crying B. shouting C. smiling D. walking

14.A. money B. kindness C. support D. suggestion

15.A. driven away B. turned down C. talked about D. used up

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