I purchased a parrot and named it Chico.The first thing I 　1　 about him was that he couldn't 　2　.Once the weather turned nice,I took Chico and sat him on a branch of a tree,hoping to make him 　3　.At first he seemed 　4　.He walked back and forth but didn't flap his wings in an attempt to fly.

　　One day,while　5　 on his branch,Chico,all of a sudden,started 　6　 flapping his wings for the first time ever.Some seconds later,he lifted off from the branch!I was 　7　 and shocked.Chico had been biding his time(等待良机) until the moment was ripe for 　8　!

　　Chico made a break(试图逃跑) for 　9　 on a Monday afternoon.On Tuesday evening Chico returned,but stayed out of my 　10　.I showed him some food,but to no avail.Then I took his cage inside so he would not relate coming back to getting 　11　 again.Finally,I made him a(n) 　12　 that if he did come back I would let him out every day.Shortly afterwards,he flew onto my shoulder.

　　From that day on,whenever the　13　 was good I would let him out early and he would be 　14　 before dark.This routine lasted for two months and then suddenly Chico became ill.The vet said he had contracted(感染) a 　15　 from the pigeons in the neighbourhood.Within a few days,he 　16　.

　　Just once the　17　 crossed my mind that if I hadn't set him free to fly every day,he would still be alive.It was then that I 　18　 that the quality of one's life was much more important than the number of years one 　19　.What sense is there in being a bird if it can't fly?If you don't set yourself 　20　,what will be the purpose of your life?

1.A.imagined B.saw

C.noticed D.checked

2.A.speak B.fly

C.walk D.dance

3.A.useful B.beautiful

C.clever D.happy

4.A.shocked B.disappointed

C.confused D.worried

5.A.sitting B.singing

C.eating D.talking

6.A.carefully B.madly

C.proudly D.patiently

7.A.annoyed B.frightened

C.satisfied D.amazed

8.A.movement B.growth

C.escape D.practice

9.A.food B.freedom

C.water D.safety

10.A.reach B.control

C.sight D.step

11.A.sent out B.tied up

C.locked up D.put away

12.A.change B.request

C.order D.promise