Tom saw the __7__ bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew __8__ of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

　　One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom __9__he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.

　　Apparently, she didn't like to be __10__. She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then__11__ off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the __12__ and left.

　　As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to __13__ more and more often. __14__ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a __15__ of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt __16__ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

　　When hunting season opened, we put a __17__ at the end of our driveway asking __18__not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, __19__ warned people not to shoot her. __20__， hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

　　1．A.interesting B．reasonable

　　 C．impossible D．unusual

　　2．A.though B．because

　　C．unless D．until

　　3．A.spring B．summer

　　C．autumn D．winter

4．A.got B．kept