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    A man has a parrot（鸚鵡）. It is blue and green. It can speak like a man. Every morning the man goes to talk with him. But the parrot doesn’t say anything to him. Then one morning the man is angry with it. He doesn’t give it any food or water. The next morning the man goes to see the parrot again. He says something to it. But the parrot still doesn’t speak. At last the man says: “Fool! You are a fool.” Soon he hears the same words from the parrot. He laughs(大笑). He loves it very much. It is a clever parrot. 

1. Why is the man angry one morning?  

A. The parrot doesn’t eat anything

B. The parrot’s color isn’t beautiful any more.

C. The parrot doesn’t say anything to him

2. What does the man deal with（處置）the parrot?

A. He puts it in a cage.                  

B. He doesn’t like it.    

C. He doesn’t give it any food.

3. Parrots        speak like a man. 

A. can’t             B. can             C. must 

4. Which is right?

A. The parrot can’t speak.

B. The man doesn’t want to see the parrot again.

C. The man likes the parrot very much. 

5. Why does the man laugh?  Because          .  

A. he is a fool                        

B. the parrot speaks to him 

C. he thinks the parrot is very clever