Once upon a time, two birds lived in a forest. They had three lovely baby 11 and they loved them very much. However, the 12 were worried because they found that one of the baby birds was very selfish (的). She 13 shared anything with her elder brother and 14 sister. One morning, the parents told the baby bird, "Gina, if you don't share what you have with others, nobody will share with you." But the baby bird didn't listen to them.
One day, the bird named Gina found many beautiful flowers. She was very 15 . "I'm sure there will be a lot of 16 in autumn,” she thought. She stayed there every day and if some other birds tried to get close to the flowers, she would shout.“Go 17 . They are mine!" Hearing that, all the other birds flew away.
Several months later, the flowers were 18 . But there were no seeds as they were cotton trees. As winter was getting close, Gina became 19 . She had stored no food for winter. Some other birds flew to her and said, "We all 20 they were cotton trees. We just wanted to tell you where to find seeds for winter as we had found some nearby." Hearing that, Gina was greatly 21 . She remembered what her parents once 22 to her. She knew she was wrong for it. She decided to make a change. She looked for 23 everywhere and once she found some, she 24 her food with others. The other birds helped her, too. Because of their 25 , she got through the winter.
11. A. trees B. girls C. boys D. birds
12. A. brothers B. parents C. sisters D. children
13. A. usually B. never C. always D. sometimes
14. A. smaller B. larger C. younger D. bigger
15. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. disappointed
16. A. babies B. flowers C. fruits D. seeds
17. A. forward B. ahead C. away D. off
18. A. gone B. picked C. found D. stolen
19. A. interested B. worried C. tired D. excited
20. A. told B. showed C. knew D. lied
21. A. amazed B. puzzled C. embarrassed D. ashamed
22. A. heard B. said C. listened D. saw
23. A. cotton B. water C. food D. corn
24. A. protected B. kept C. compared D. shared
25. A. help B. selfishness C. love D. smile