A man was traveling in the mountains and stayed in a hotel for the night. He was a great fighter and spent his lifetime fighting for freedom. He was 41 that in the hotel there was a beautiful parrot in a golden cage, continually 42 “Freedom!” The man thought, “I have seen many parrots, and I believe they all want 43 , but I have never seen such a parrot whose whole day is spent in 44 its dream.” Suddenly, he had a(n) 45 . In the middle of that night, when the hotel owner was 46 , he got up and opened the door of the cage. He 47 to the parrot, “Now get out.”
Then, he was very 48 . The parrot was clinging (抓住) to the bars of the cage. He said to the bird again and again, “Have you 49 about freedom? Just get out! The door is 50 and your owner is asleep; nobody will ever 51 . You just fly into the sky; the whole 52 is yours.”
The parrot was clinging so deeply, so 53 that the man said, “What is the matter? Are you 54 ?” He tried to take the parrot out with his 55 , but the parrot started pecking (啄) at him, and at the same time it was still shouting “Freedom!” However, the man was also 56 . He pulled the parrot out and 57 it into the sky. He was very satisfied 58 his hand was hurt.
In the morning, when the man was 59 , he heard the parrot shouting again. He thought perhaps the parrot was sitting on a tree or on a rock, but when he came out, the parrot was sitting in the 60 . The door was open.
41. A. tired B. amazed C. disappointed D. embarrassed
42. A. reading B. writing C. singing D. repeating
43. A. freedom B. sisters C. punishment D. friends
44. A. putting forward B. talking about C. making up D. shouting out
45. A. rest B. seat C. idea D. duty
46. A. asleep B. foolish C. busy D. careless
47. A. cried B. whispered C. called D. screamed
48. A. happy B. relaxed C. sad D. surprised
49. A. worried B. talked C. forgotten D. heard
50. A. new B. open C. locked D. small
51. A. agree B. recognize C. blame D. know
52. A. house B. sky C. roof D. yard
53. A. hard B. fast C. excitedly D. directly
54. A. glad B. crazy C. painful D. upset
55. A. foot B. head C. hand D. back
56. A. brave B. strange C. stubborn D. grateful
57. A. looked B. threw C. carried D. lifted
58. A. therefore B. unless C. since D. although
59. A. showing up B. coming back C. cheering up D. waking up
60. A. cage B. box C. room D. hotel