题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the   ________ just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him ________ . At first he seemed ________ . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was ________ .

One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of   ________ . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started ________  flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the   ________  like a space shuttle! I was amazed and ________  . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been ________  until the moment was ripe for escape!

Two days later Chico   ________ . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his ________ and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him   ________ every day the weather was nice if he did come back. ________   , he flew onto my shoulder.

From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The   ________ lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became ________  . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.

I was very sad. The ________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what ________ is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?

Chico made his first break for ________ on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a   ________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t   ________, what will be the purpose of your life?

1.A. floor        B. earth       C. scene       D. road

2.A. smarter      B. healthier   C. happier      D. stronger

3.A. disappointed B. determined C. frightened   D. confused

4.A. incapable   B. disabled    C. wrong        D. stupid

5.A. noise        B. progress   C. energy       D. consideration

6.A. slowly      B. gently      C. madly        D. gracefully

7.A. ground      B. tree        C. cage         D. branch

8.A. moved        B. shocked    C. delighted    D. excited

9.A. struggling   B. pacing      C. flying       D. waiting

10.A. left       B. returned   C. survived    D. recovered

11.A. cage        B. feather     C. chain       D. food

12.A. in          B. out         C. off          D. alone

13.A. As usual    B. At that moment C. Once in a while D. At the same time

14.A. action      B. attempt     C. routine      D. effort

15.A. active      B. injured     C. sad          D. ill

16.A. fact        B. concern     C. thought      D. detail

17.A. sense       B. mistake     C. interest     D. problem

18.A. life        B. freedom   C. fun          D. food

19.A. break       B. holiday     C. chance      D. look

20.A. keep yourself busyB. cheer yourself upC. let yourself downD. set yourself free