One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） ， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） ？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．
The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．
But the next day， she was back a（4） time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） ， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） ， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） ， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） the parrots" in our lives．
| （1）A． send |
B． return |
C． pass |
| （2）A． eat |
B． fly |
C． talk |
| （3）A． mirror |
B． photo |
C． screen |
| （4）A． first |
B． second |
C． third |
| （5）A． exercising |
B． swinging |
C． playing |
| （6）A． sadly |
B． warmly |
C． peacefully |
| （7）A． worried about |
B． shocked at |
C． scared of |
| （8）A． high |
B． loud |
C． low |
| （9）A． at once |
B． after all |
C． in total |
| （10）A． keep |
B． watch |
C． feed |
Now people can pay by scanning（扫描）their faces while shopping． Is it（1） to pay by scanning other parts of our bodies？ Amazon has a new technology that scans（2） ．
The technology can tell if the person is the right one by scanning his or her hand． The scanner examines things such as finger prints． It then sends a picture to a certain center which can decide who the person is．
In September 2019， Amazon made a payment system for a US supermarket． People can pay （3） by scanning their hands under a machine． Their hand scan is connected to their bank cards， so they can pay successfully． It's quite convenient， especially for（4）___ people． With this new technology， people（5） take their cards with them． They just scan their hands．
| （1）A． possible |
B． important |
C． strange |
| （2）A． eyes |
B． faces |
C． hands |
| （3）A． usually |
B． simply |
C． really |
| （4）A． old |
B． poor |
C． smart |
| （5）A． mustn't |
B． can't |
C． needn't |
| fill；he；second；check； neighbor； peace；wind；surprise；sudden；feel |
It was early morning. I got dressed quickly. It was still autumn but colder than usual. It snowed for （1） days. I forgot（2） the weather report today， so I went out in a jacket.
It was still dark， cold and（3） . At that time， I knew I made a mistake. I shook a little bit.
（4） a car stopped and one of my（5） got out of it. We greeted each other and talked about the bad weather. To my（6） ， he took off his coat and handed it to me. He smiled and said，"It's too cold. Put it on." Looking at the warm coat in my hands，I was touched and thanked（7） . After that，he drove away. When I looked up at the sky， I noticed the sky was beautiful and（8） . I（9） warm inside me and I didn't shake any more.
The world is（10） of kindness. Love is always there.
Cindy and Anna were（1） friends. Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not（2） on what to do.
One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on! Let's play chess." Anna said.
"I don't want to play chess." Cindy replied.
"We always do what you want to do， Cindy. It's my turn to make a （3） . "Anna said. She was getting a little unhappy and（4） ，leaving Cindy alone.
Cindy was very angry.（5） she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today. I'm too mad（6） her." Cindy thought.
The next day at school， their teacher Mrs. Stone asked for their notebooks. But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked（7） . Cindy knew she should tell Mrs. Stone that she had the notebook， but she was（8） angry with Anna.
When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs. Stone the（9） . "Thank you for being honest， Cindy. I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook." said Mrs. Stone.
Later， Mrs. Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them. Mrs. Stone helped them （10） that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity. They became best friends again.
| （1）A. best |
B. most |
C. least |
D. worst |
| （2）A. try |
B. depend |
C. agree |
D. live |
| （3）A. promise |
B. project |
C. decision |
D. survey |
| （4）A. went over |
B. went on |
C. went by |
D. went away |
| （5）A. Because |
B. When |
C. Unless |
D. If |
| （6）A. at |
B. with |
C. on |
D. in |
| （7）A. excited |
B. worried |
C. normal |
D. relaxed |
| （8）A. still |
B. never |
C. often |
D. almost |
| （9）A. chance |
B. plan |
C. truth |
D. rule |
| （10）A. describe |
B. explain |
C. guess |
D. realize |
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continue make place careful who same stop before good something
A man named Bill once visited a temple that was still being built． He saw a sculptor （雕刻家）（1） a sculpture． As he watched the man work on the sculpture， he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby．
He felt strange and asked the sculptor， "Why are you creating two （2） sculptures？ Do you need two to put in different （3） ？"
"No．" the man said without looking up， "We need only one， but the first one became damaged（损害）（4） I could finish it， so I' m working on a new one．"
Bill picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it （5） ． But he couldn't find （6） wrong with it．
"Where is the damage？" he asked．
"There is a scratch （划痕） on the sculpture's nose " the sculptor said while （7） his work．
Bill then asked "Where are you going to place the sculpture？"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a platform which is 20 feet in height．" If the sculpture is up
that high，（8） is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？ " Bill asked．
The sculptor （9） his work， looking up at the man and said，" I will know it．"
The sculptor chose a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other people didn't notice it， it mattered to him that his work should be of the （10） quality （质量）． This is an attitude we should work hard to have．
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