I like to feed the birds on my balcony; I live in an apartment and can't have any pets as it is against the rules.I mainly get sparrows and a couple of pigeons(鸽子).All bring joy to my heart.
The other day, one pigeon got himself stuck in my balcony fence(护栏).I thought he was dead.It made me san and then, when I went outside, he started to struggle, and my heart was filled with joy.
As I approached the bird, he froze, perhaps in fear.I like to think that he could feel the sense of my not wanting to harm him.I gently placed my hand under him and lifted him up to set him free.He flew up to the roof of my flat and watched as I put the usual seeds out.Though still in pain, he came right back down to my balcony and ate his breakfast with the rest of the birds.
It was amazing that my little feathered friend recovered from the situation.He didn't sit on the roof looking down at the evil balcony that had tried to trap him.Down he came to eat his breakfast and live the life he was meant to live.
Another thing I have noticed is that while feeding, some birds tend to chase(追逐)the others away.The funny part is that they can't chase all of them away and that while they are so busy doing this, they are missing out on the food.
How often do we behave like that in life?Instead of just getting on with the job, we watch and attack others.Then we find that while we have been busy trying to prove how good we are, all of a sudden a quiet achiever has managed to do the job and harvest the rewards we were so trying to get.
(1)
The author lives in a place where ________.
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A.
birds are raised.
B.
Pets are forbidden.
C.
only some birds are allowed.
D.
pets are allowed on the balcony.
(2)
After being set free, the pigeon ________.
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A.
stared at the balcony angrily.
B.
stayed in the author's hand.
C.
became calm immediately.
D.
flew away to the sky.
(3)
What does the underlined word‘that’in the last paragraph refer to?