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There is a parrot(鹦鹉) in a pet(宠物) shop. It is a beautiful red and blue bird. One day a man goes into the store(商店). "That's a beautiful bird," he says to the pet shop owner(所有者)," But why is it so expensive?"

"It's expensive because it can talk with people," the pet store owner says.

"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asks.

The pet store owner asks him, "Do you see those strings(绳) on the bird 's legs?"

"Yes." the man answers.

"Well, you pull (拉) those strings," the pet store owner tells him." That will make the parrot talk."

The man asks, "Can l have a try?"

"Of course," the pet store owner says.

The man walks up and pulls the string on its left leg. The parrot says, "Good morning." The man pulls the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot says, "How are you today?"

"That's not very interesting," says the man. "Any parrot can do that. "Then he laughs, "But what will happen (发生) if I pull both strings at the same time?"

"I'll fall (掉) off my seat, silly(愚蠢的) man!" the parrot says.

1. （1） The parrot is expensive because ________________.

   A . it is a very big bird B . it is pretty beautiful C . it can talk with the people D . the owner likes it very much
3. （2） The parrot would talk when ________________.

   A . people comes into the pet store B . it sees the pet store owner or C . people say it is beautiful D . people pull the strings on its legs
5. （3） What does the parrot say to the man for the first time?

   A . Good morning. B . How are you? C . That isn't interesting. D . I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
7. （4） From the story we know the parrot was ________________.

   A . polite(有礼貌的) B . clever C . silly D . quiet
9. （5） The best title(标题) for the passage(文章) should be________________.

   A . Beautiful Parrot B . Expensive Parrot C . Clever Owner D . Silly man