Ⅲ. 完形填空(共15分，每小题1分)

David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot had a poor vocabulary, and it seemed not polite to someone. David tried hard to  36  the bird's words and was often  37  polite words, playing soft music, trying  anything he could  38  to set a good example. But nothing  39  . He shouted at the bird and the bird just got angry and became even  40  . Finally, without any hope, David put the  41  in the freezer. For a  few moments he heard the bird kick(踢) and cry loudly in it. Then suddenly it was  42  —not a sound  for half a minute. David was  43  that he might have hunt the bird and quickly   44   the freezer door.  The parrot quietly  45  out onto David's arm and said,“I  46  that I may have made you angry  47  me about my impolite language and actions. I will try my best at once to be polite.  I am   48  sorry and beg your pardon. ”

David was surprised at the bird's change, and he was just   49  what had made such a surprising change. Then the parrot  50  saying,“May I ask what the chicken in the freezer did?”

36.  A. change         B. teach           C. make           D. have

37.  A. talking         B. speaking        C. saying          D. telling

38.  A. look after       B. look over       C. think over        D. think of

39.  A. happened       B. appeared        C. worked          D. did

40 .  A. polite          B. less polite .      C. more polite      D. not polite

41.  A. parrot          B. chicken         C. meat            D. food

42.  A. noisy           B. painful         C. full             D. quiet

43.  A. amazed         B. surprising       C. boring           D. frightened

44.  A. locked          B. shut           C. opened           D. repaired

45.  A. ran             B. stepped        C. swam            D. escaped

46.  A .believe          B. hope          C. dream            D. celebrate

47.  A. in              B. for            C. to               D. with

48.  A. much           B. really          C. a little           D. just

49.  A. to ask           B. asked          C. to reply          D. replied

50.  A. went on to       B. went on        C. went over        D. went