My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time. Last spring I bought two newly-hatched(孵化) chickens for her. She got 11 and took good care of them. 12 , a few days later, both chickens died. She burst into tears because of 13 .I helped her 14 the two birds under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the 15 of her ideas.
16 , I was wrong . Children are children 17 . The failure hasn’t 18 my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.
One day last winter, I noticed under the eaves(屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows(麻雀). My daughter and I could 19 the sparrows as our “pets”, but we didn’t.
So I told her to 20 the grains on the windowsill（窗台）. A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill 21 and pecked(啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and 22 the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room？ How 23 it is for them to live outside!”
“Oh, my dear. I do not think it’s a good idea. You know,” I explained to her, “the sparrow is a bird who loves 24 .No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will 25 quickly. They are 26 to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the l eaves.
From then on, we have set up a kind of 27 with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and 28 them as pet birds. However, we do not need to __29 them. We 30 seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.
11. A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. encouraged
12. A. Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Suddenly D. Finally
13. A. leaving B. them C. the chickens D. their death
14. A. dig B. put C. bury D. set
15. A. beginning B. end C. wish D. reality
16. A. Thus B. Then C. Therefore D. However
17. A. at all B. after all C. in all D. for all
18. A. encouraged B impressed. C. helped D. upset
19. A. look B. catch C. feed D. act
20. A. throw B. pour C. scatter D. pile
21. A. one after another B. one another C. every other D. each other
22. A. stay B. love C. watch D. cage
23. A. free B. cold C. happy D. warm
24. A. freedom B. spring C. flying D. trees
25. A. please B. starve C. die D. suffer
26. A. safe B. proud C. used D. happy
27. A. neighbor B. understanding C. relationship D. friendship
28. A. think B. dream C. treat D. appreciate
29. A. hurt B. hatch C. belong to D. possess
30. A. enjoy B. imagine C. want D. consider