Mary's birthday is coming．Her uncle told her that he would send some（1）　　to her as a present．Mary likes chickens very much，（2）　　she was very happy．"I'll keep the chickens for eggs，" she thought．

    Then the chickens arrived on（3）　　birthday． They were put in a（4）　　．Mary carried the box to the garden， but it was so（5）　　． She dropped the box onto the ground and it was broken． All the chickens went out and（6）　　here and there． Mary spent hours trying to（7）　　them that morning．

    A few days later， her（8）　　came． He asked Mary， "Where are the chickens？ Do you like them？

    "Of course， though I dropped them and had some（9）　　finding them． Anyway， I caught ten of them，" Mary said．

    "That's very（10）　　． But I only sent you six，" Her uncle said with a laugh．

（1）A． toys	B． eggs	C． chickens
（2）A． so	B． although	C． because
（3）A． her	B． his	C． its
（4）A． bag	B． box	C． case
（5）A． thin	B． heavy	C． light
（6）A． ran	B． swam	C． climbed
（7）A． feed	B． kill	C． find
（8）A． father	B． uncle	C． mother
（9）A． matter	B． trouble	C． questions
（10）A． boring	B． difficult	C． interesting