Ⅰ.完形填空
A lonely girl found two starving songbirds in the woods.She took them home and put them in a 1 cage.She cared for them with love and the birds grew strong.One day the girl 2 the door to the cage open.One bird flew from the cage.The girl was so 3 that it would fly away.As it flew close,she grasped it 4 .Her heart felt glad at her success in 5 it.Suddenly she felt the bird breathless.Her desperate love had killed it.
She 6 the other bird moving back and forth on the 7 of the cage.She could feel its great 8 for freedom.It needed to fly into the blue sky.She lifted it from the cage and tossed (抛) it 9 into the air.The bird circled once,twice,three times.
The girl watched happily at the bird’s 10 .Her heart was no longer concerned with her 11 .She wanted the bird to be 12 .Suddenly the bird flew closer and 13 softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to 14 it too tight.The best way to keep love is to give it 15 .
1.A.large B.wooden C.plastic D.small
2.A.left B.remained C.imagined D.remembered
3.A.excited B.frightened C.annoyed D.pleased
4.A.unexpectedly B.quickly C.wildly D.immediately
5.A.holding B.reaching C.catching D.following
6.A.heard B.realized C.recognized D.noticed
7.A.edge B.top C.base D.surface
8.A.idea B.wish C.share D.destination
9.A.softly B.quietly C.heavily D.suddenly
10.A.entertainment B.enjoyment C.exercise D.singing
11.A.opinion B.relief C.pain D.loss
12.A.trapped B.strong C.happy D.alone
13.A.landed B.fell C.dropped D.sat
14.A.hold up B.hold onto C.take up D.take in
15.A.soul B.life C.wings D.legs
