Mary loved small animals. One morning, while she was walking in the forest, she found _ 26   weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage (笼子). She looked after them well with love and the birds both grew _ 27  . They thanked her _ 28   a wonderful song every morning.

    But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the cage _ 29  . The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would _ 30  . As it flew close, she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch (抓住) it. Suddenly she felt _ 31  . She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. The great love had _ 32   the bird!
    _ 33  bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could _ 34   its great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear and blue _ 35  . At once, Mary took the bird _ 36   the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled(盘旋) once, twice, three times…

    Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing _ 37  . Suddenly the bird flew _ 38   and landed softly on her shoulder (肩膀). It sang the most beautiful song that she ever _ 39  .

    The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight(紧紧地). The best way to keep love is to _ 40   it wings (翅膀).

（    ）26. A. one                     B. two                C. three                 D. some

（    ）27. A. small                  B. strong               C. thin                   D. tired

（    ）28. A. with                   B. for                    C. about                D. at

（    ）29. A. dirty                   B. clean                 C. open                 D. closed

（    ）30. A. return                 B. die                    C. fly back            D. fly away

（    ）31. A. strange            B. injured         C. happy         D. angry

（    ）32. A. saved                  B. helped            C. made                D. killed

（    ）33. A. Another               B. Other                C. The others         D. The other

（    ）34. A. take                    B. feel                   C. say                   D. get

（    ）35. A. river                   B. trees                 C. sky                   D. box

（    ）36. A. out of                 B. out from            C. out off                     D. away of

（    ）37. A. sadly                  B. happily              C. friendly             D. angrily

（    ）38. A. higher                 B. farther               C. closer               D .later

（    ）39. A. heard               B. met                C. listened             D. seen

（    ）40. A. show                  B. give                  C. pass                  D. buy