Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house 42 . Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could 43 and usually gave it nice 44 . But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and 45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to 46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning” 47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said 48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心). One evening his 49 called and told him that his granddaughter was 50 in hospital. He went to see her 51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t 52 the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he 53 to say “Good morning” to the bird. Suddenly(突然地) he 54 someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked 55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird. 小题1: A．tired B．went C．left D．worked 小题2: A．happily B．alone C．angrily D．carefully 小题3: A．say B．shout C．tell D．speak 小题4: A．house B．clothes C．food D．words 小题5: A．asked B．liked C．hoped D．decided 小题6: A．want B．teach C．have D．with 小题7: A．to B．with C．at D．about 小题8: A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something 小题9: A．parrot B．friend C．wife D．son 小题10: A．ill B．serious C．bad D．worried 小题11: A．at first B．at once C．all year round D．all the time 小题12: A．wake up B．stay up C．sleep late D．fall asleep 小题13: A．forgot B．remembered C．planned D．stopped 小题14: A．thought B．knew C．heard D．found 小题15: A．up B．around C．down D．over