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Tony and Maria were twins (双胞胎). When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot (鹦鹉) 1 . Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room. Chico soon learned to say a few words.
When the children were at home, Chico's cage door was opened and the parrot 2 . Sometimes he landed on Maria's arm;sometimes he landed on Tony's shoulder. One day he 3 and very nearly fell into the fire.
Tony put the parrot on his arm. He 4 the fire and said, "Fire-bad!" Over and over again. Chico learned the words, and said "Fire-bad!" if 5 carried him near the fire.
One very cold night, just before bed-time, Tony put lot of coal on the living-room fire, but he 6 the fire-guard (火炉栏) in front of the fire.
Dad then 7 the light and the family went to bed. Soon everybody in the house was 8 . Chico was first to 9 . He at once saw that a bit of burning coal 10 out of the fire onto the rug (炉边地毯). Smoke and flames (火焰) were rising from the rug.
"Fire-bad! Fire-bad!" screamed (尖叫) Chico, as he jumped about his cage. Dad was first to be waken (醒来). He ran downstairs. Then came Mum, Tony, and Maria. Mum and Dad filled pails (桶) of water and threw them on the burning rug. Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire. Maria spoke quietly to Chico 11 . In a few minutes, the fire was 12 . But if Chico had not cried out, the house 13 .
"Thank you, My dear friend—Chico. You're a hero." said Tony, 14 . Then they went upstairs, 15 in his cage.
1. A. for their youngest B. to the birthday
C. for their birthday D. on their celebration[ ]
2. A. refused to fly into the blue sky B. flew out of the cageC. still stayed in the cage D. flow down to the ground
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3. A. became tiring B. got angryC. got ill D. became tired
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4. A. looked at B. pointed outC. pointed to D. looked for
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5. A. anyone B. someoneC. everyone D. on one
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6. A. forgot putting B. forgot to putC. forgot having put D. forgot to have put
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7. A. put on B. put downC. put out D. put away
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8. A. almost dying B. very asleepC. fast sleeping D. fast asleep
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9. A. sit up B. stand upC. wake up D. eat up
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10.A. had fallen B. fellC. had felt D. had been fallen
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11.A. to carry him back into the bag B. to keep him calmC. to let him fly into the sky D. to make him calmly
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12.A. being put away B. put outC. put down D. putting out
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13. A. might have been burned down B. had burned down at onceC. might have been burning down D. might have burned bown
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14. A. to speak to all of them B. speaking to all of themC. to speak for them all D. speaking for them all
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15. A. to leave a happy Chico restingB. left a happy Chico to rest
C. leaving a happy Chico restingD. having left a happy Chico to rest
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