My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got 11 and took good care of them. 12 , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of 13 .I helped her 14 the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the 15 of her ideas. 16 , I was wrong . Children are children 17 . The failure hasn’t 18 my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail. One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could 19 the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t. So I told her to 20 the grains on the windowsill(窗台). A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill 21 and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and 22 the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How 23 it is for them to live outside!” “Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves 24 .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will 25 quickly. They are 26 to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the l eaves. From then on, we have set up a kind of 27 with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and 28 them as pet birds. However, we do not need to __29 them. We 30 seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning. 11. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. encouraged 12. A. Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Suddenly D. Finally 13. A. leaving B. them C. the chickens D. their death 14. A. dig B. put C. bury D. set 15. A. beginning B. end C. wish D. reality 16. A. Thus B. Then C. Therefore D. However 17. A. at all B. after all C. in all D. for all 18. A. encouraged B impressed. C. helped D. upset 19. A. look B. catch C. feed D. act 20. A. throw B. pour C. scatter D. pile 21. A. one after another B. one another C. every other D. each other 22. A. stay B. love C. watch D. cage 23. A. free B. cold C. happy D. warm 24. A. freedom B. spring C. flying D. trees 25. A. please B. starve C. die D. suffer 26. A. safe B. proud C. used D. happy 27. A. neighbor B. understanding C. relationship D. friendship 28. A. think B. dream C. treat D. appreciate 29. A. hurt B. hatch C. belong to D. possess 30. A. enjoy B. imagine C. want D. consider
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