Question

Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to   21   that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to   22   the bird.

    Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous   23   bird. Now   24   people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away.  The bird opened its huge   25   and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it   26   with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to   27   it.

    The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did   28   his grandfather had done, but the bird   29   to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle   30   . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less   31   . Sam asked his uncle to come out before   32   . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with   33   , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is   34   .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.

Before Sam found the bird was   35   , two angry men arrived in a car. They   36   his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked   37   and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He   38   at Sam, “Sam will show you   39   to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the   40   . It flew away and disappeared forever.

21. A. feed	B. buy	C. wash	D. sell
22. A. know	B. find	C. keep	D. buy
23. A. singing	B. sleeping	C. eating	D. hunting
24. A. some	B. no	C. many	D. few
25. A. mouth	B. wings	C. tail	D. eyes
26. A. dealt	B. returned	C. met	D. parted
27. A. watch	B. search	C. eat	D. help
28. A. as	B. for	C. since	D. after
29. A. fell	B. rose	C. walked	D. ran
30. A. shouted	B. cried	C. laughed	D. nodded
31. A. attractive	B. pleasant	C. poor	D. strong
32. A. bed	B. supper	C. lunch	D. breakfast
33. A. patience	B. surprise	C. joy	D. sadness
34. A. harmful	B. strange	C. cheap	D. useless
35. A. leaving	B. gone	C. dying	D. cooked
36. A. shouted at	B. smiled at	C. looked after	D. took after
37. A. impressed	B. worried	C. satisfied	D. bored
38. A. waved	B. pointed	C. aimed	D. jumped
39. A. what	B. why	C. where	D. how
40. A. money	B. coat	C. bird	D. everything

Answer 1

21～25 ACDDB    26～30 BCAAC     31～35 DBBDB      36～40 ABBDC