Popowasourparrot.Hewasababywhenwe  11 himinasmallcage.Hecould 12 walkwithhisroundfluffy(毛茸茸的)body.Webroughthimupondifferentkindsoffruitandnuts.Weusedtowhistleinfrontofhimand 13 wordstohim.

Ashegrewupwemovedhimintoalarger__14 .Hewasafast 15 andsoonstartedwhistlingatgirlsthat 16 infrontofourhouse(wenevertaughthimthat!).We 17thisbirdandsometimesallowhimoutofhiscageinthelivingroom.His 18 parrot-walkonthesofawasalwaysasighttowatch.

Buthestartedtogetrestlessinthecageandwouldalways 19 chancestogetout.Hetriedhisbesttocutthroughthebars 20 hisbeak(喙)intheprocess.Hestarted 21 uswhenweofferedhimfood.Onedayhe 22 .

Wewereverysadtoseethe 23 cagebutwere 24 toseehimbackthenextdaysittingontopofthecage.Weputhim__25 inthecageandgavehimsomedeliciousfood.

Verysoonhestartedtobecome 26 again.Justafewdayslaterhegotanother 27 toflyoffasthecagedoorwasnotshutproperly.Butthistimeapassing_28 pouncedonhimandhebecamethecat’slunch.

ThismakesmewonderwhetherIaminacagetoo.HaveIalsobeengivenfood?Ialsowanttobe 29 butdoIhavethe 30 tosurviveinthewild?

( )11.A.sold                  B.washed    C.dried               D.bought

( )12.A.almost         B.Hardly     C.nearly        D.rather

( )13.A.bring                B.Allow     C.teach                D.devote

( )14.A.cage                B.house     C.nest               D.room

( )15.A.runner         B.learner     C.speaker        D.singer

( )16.A.disappeared  B.danced    C.escaped        D.passed

( )17.A.loved               B.Enjoyed   C.admitted         D.admired

( )18.A.friendly            B.Lovely    C.lonely             D.silly

( )19.A.lookfor             B.lookafter  C.lookout           D.lookat

( )20.A.losing               B.Cleaning   C.growing          D.damaging

( )21.A.biting               B.hitting     C.touching          D.watching

( )22.A.escaped         B.died       C.recovered       D.calmed