Many years ago, a young woman doctor named Jessie received a present－“a parrot” at her birthday party. She was always busy in the hospital and spent little time with the parrot. So over time the parrot developed a bad attitude(态度).
It got to the point that every word out of the bird’s mouth was obnoxious. Sometimes the parrot even shouted at Jessie. She tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else she could think of to “clean up” the bird’s attitude.
Finally, Jessie was angry and shouted at the parrot. The parrot shouted back. Jessie lost her temper and shook the parrot. The parrot became even more rude. Jessie threw the bird into the fridge angrily. For a few minutes the parrot kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total silence.
Fearing that she’d hurt the parrot, Jessie quickly opened the door to the fridge.
The parrot walked out onto Jessie’s arms and said “I believe I may have offended(冒犯) you with my rude language and actions. I am so sorry for what I said and did just now and I will do everything I can to correct my rude attitude.”
Jessie couldn’t believe the change in the bird’s attitude.
As she was about to ask the parrot what had made such a change in his attitude, the bird spoke-up, very softly, “May I ask what the turkey did?”
1.The parrot was given to Jessie as her ______.
A. gift B. prize C. food D. patient
2.The underlined word “obnoxious” means ______ in English.
A. strange B. impolite C. boring D. scary
3.Jessie tried to change the parrot’s attitude by ______.
A. saying polite words B. cleaning up the room
C. playing rock music D. shouting at the parrot
4.Jessie opened the door to the fridge quickly, because ______.
A. she was afraid of hurting the parrot. B. she needed to get something in it.
C. she had something to talk with the parrot. D. she wanted to say sorry to the parrot.
5.The parrot might be ______ when it saw the turkey in the fridge.
A. happy B. frightened C. angry D. sleepy
No one likes being sick. From the runny nose and sore throat of a cold to the fever and the flu, being sick can
______ slow you down. Since there isn’t a good way to deal with either the cold or flu, you just have to get ______
the terrible days. But with proper care, you won’t be sicker and you can be better sooner rather than later.
Stay away from work or study.Your ______ is the best place for you now. Going out and having a normal day will ______ make you sicker. It also exposes (暴露) those around you to illness. Stay home and take care of yourself so that you can go out again soon.
______ as much as you need. Sleeping can be one of the most necessary steps in allowing your body to get better. When a ______ attacks(攻击) your body, it needs as much energy as it can to fight it off. Sleep helps give you that energy.
Avoid doing sports. Even if you do it every day and find it gives you increased energy, working out when you’re
______ doesn’t give you that energy. It makes you even worse.
Wash your hands frequently (频繁地).This will help prevent you from getting ______ germs(细菌) and possibly getting sicker. It’s also going to help you get rid of the germs that have collected on your ______. Wash your hands with hot water and soap ______ at least 20 seconds.
1.A. seriously B. difficultly C. clearly
2.A. out B. off C. through
3.A. office B. home C. school
4.A. never B. hardly C. often
5.A. Sleep B. Speak C. Swim
6.A. loneliness B. sickness C. happiness
7.A. sick B. bored C. sleepy
8.A. less B. fewer C. more
9.A. hands B. body C. feet
10.A. of B. for C. in
— Mom, could I have a new computer?
—______, we don’t have spare money.
A. I hope not B. I am afraid not C. I hope so
—Excuse me, could you tell me ______?
—In about 20 days.
A. when we will have the exam B. why we will have the exam C. where we will have the exam
—The movie Pirates of the CaribbeanⅤ (加勒比海盗) is so exciting, and
—Stop! ______ the movie. Please don’t let me know too much about the story.
A. I won’t watch B. I’m not watching C. I haven’t watched
—In order to give more chances to the talented students, an dancing competition ______ soon.
—That’s great!
A. will be held B. is held C. was held
