Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He was very happy with her    . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born. What       should I take for the birds there?” The bird said, “Tell them I am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly    _  through the trees with them again.”
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds!       to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a       from you. She wants to join you, but I would        her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and       to the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and       his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”
Suddenly the bird         a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in      . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and       on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to         my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”

A．cry B．poem C．speech D．song

A．report B．conversation C．message D．invitation

A．carefully B．proudly C．luckily D．freely

A．Thanks B．rewards C．Greetings D．Congratulations

A．reply B．story C．joke D．letter

A．avoid B．miss C．ignore D．quit

A．flew B．ran C．fell D．jumped

A．afforded B．served C．offered D．traded

A．let out B．worked out C．thought out D．found out

A．surprise B．interest C．hopelessness D．curiosity

A．hid B．started C．hit D．landed

A．fight B．treat C．win D．strike