Question

A man was walking through a large city. On a street corner，he saw a boy 1. (sell) a number of small birds in a cage(笼子)．

He looked at the birds flying about in the cage and 2.（try）to get out. He stood for some time looking at the birds .At last he said to 3.(冠词)boy，“How much do you ask for your birds？” “Fifty cents a bird，sir，” said the boy. “I 4.(not) mean how much a bird，” said the man，“ 5.(连词)how much for all of them? I expect to buy 6.（it） all.”

The boy began to count，and found they came to five dollars. “There is your money，” said the man. The boy took it 7.(happy).Then the man opened the cage door as quickly as he could，and let all the birds 8.(fly)away.

The boy，in great surprise，cried，“What did you do that9.（介词），sir？You have lost all your birds.”

“I will tell you why I did it，” said the man.“ I has been shut up for three years in a prison(监狱), and I10. decide) never to see anything in prison which I can make free.”

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