What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the
1 just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him
2 . At first he seemed
3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was
4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of
5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started
6 flapping his wings for the first time ever - then he lifted off the
7 like a space shuttle! I was amazed and
8 . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been
9 until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico
10 . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his
11 and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him
12 every day the weather was nice if he did come back.
13 , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The
14 lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became
15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The
16 crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what
17 is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for
18 on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a
19 when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t
20 , what will be the purpose of your life?
| 小题1: | | A.floor | B.earth | C.scene | D.road |
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| 小题2: | | A.smarter | B.healthier | C.happier | D.stronger |
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| 小题3: | | A.disappointed | B.determined | C.frightened | D.confused |
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| 小题4: | | A.incapable | B.disabled | C.wrong | D.stupid |
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| 小题5: | | A.noise | B.progress | C.energy | D.consideration |
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| 小题6: | | A.slowly | B.gently | C.madly | D.gracefully |
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| 小题7: | | A.ground | B.tree | C.cage | D.branch |
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| 小题8: | | A.moved | B.shocked | C.delighted | D.excited |
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| 小题9: | | A.struggling | B.pacing | C.flying | D.waiting |
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| 小题10: | | A.left | B.returned | C.survived | D.recovered |
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| 小题11: | | A.cage | B.feather | C.chain | D.food |
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| 小题13: | | A.As usually | B.At that moment | | C.Once in a while | D.At the same time |
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| 小题14: | | A.action | B.attempt | C.routine | D.effort |
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| 小题15: | | A.active | B.injured | C.sad | D.ill |
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| 小题16: | | A.fact | B.concern | C.thought | D.detail |
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| 小题17: | | A.sense | B.mistake | C.interest | D.problem |
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| 小题18: | | A.life | B.freedom | C.fun | D.food |
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| 小题19: | | A.break | B.holiday | C.chance | D.look |
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| 小题20: | | A.keep yourself busy | B.cheer yourself up | | C.let yourself down | D.set yourself free |
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