One day, a woman walked to work.. On the way, she passed a 1 with a parrot (鹦鹉)        2 near the door. When she stopped 3 at the bird, it said to her, “Hey, you are really ugly!” This 4 the woman very angry. She quickly left the shop and went to 5 .On her way 6, she passed the 7 pet shop again(再一次). When the parrot saw her, it said, “Hey, you are really ugly!” The woman couldn’t believe 8 rude(粗鲁的)this bird was. She walked into the shop and 9 the shopkeeper that 10 the parrot said it again, she would take it 11 .“I’m sorry. It 12 happen(发生) again,” the shopkeeper said.
The next day, when the woman walked passed the shop, the parrot said to her, “Hey.” She 13
and looked at the bird. “Yes?” she answered 14 an angry voice (声音). The bird, sitting up and smiling at her, said, “You know 15 I want to say.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      food shop
   2. B.
      pet(宠物) hospital
   3. C.
      pet shop
   4. D.
      zoo
2. 2.
   1. A.
      sit
   2. B.
      sitting
   3. C.
      sits
   4. D.
      to sit
3. 3.
   1. A.
      to look
   2. B.
      look
   3. C.
      looked
   4. D.
      looking
4. 4.
   1. A.
      has
   2. B.
      makes
   3. C.
      made
   4. D.
      had
5. 5.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      look
   3. C.
      buy
   4. D.
      play
6. 6.
   1. A.
      there
   2. B.
      to the office
   3. C.
      to the shop
   4. D.
      home
7. 7.
   1. A.
      same
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      another
   4. D.
      one
8. 8.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      that
   4. D.
      which
9. 9.
   1. A.
      told
   2. B.
      said
   3. C.
      cried
   4. D.
      talked
10. 10.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       but
    4. D.
       because
11. 11.
    1. A.
       up
    2. B.
       down
    3. C.
       away
    4. D.
       on
12. 12.
    1. A.
       will
    2. B.
       would
    3. C.
       won’t
    4. D.
       didn’t
13. 13.
    1. A.
       went
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       walked
    4. D.
       left
14. 14.
    1. A.
       at
    2. B.
       in
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       for
15. 15.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       why
    4. D.
       where

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Nick. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Nick was badly ill, and now he was not able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Nick knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, you can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______.