Ⅵ. 完形填空

On Timmy’s thirteenth birthday, he got many presents. Timmy’s uncle gave him a special present. It was a trap (捕捉器) for catching birds.

One day, Timmy wanted to catch a bird. He put his  _ 1 _  in the garden, stood by and hoped that some birds flew down. However, the birds were    2    of him and would not come near the trap. Then, Timmy left. After dinner, he went to the   3    again and saw a little bird in the trap. Timmy put the bird in a cage. He ___4 __ it with food and water and cleaned the cage. A few days later, Timmy forgot to    5 __   the cage door after he changed the water. The bird came out and flew   6    the room toward the window. Timmy tried to make it fly back into the cage. Unluckily, he hurt the bird   7   . Timmy felt very __8__ , so he looked after it carefully in his free time. One day when Timmy went to bed, the bird died. Timmy could not   9   well at night for a long time because of the loss of the bird. He always thought of the dying bird _ 10 __ he closed his eyes. After that Timmy didn’t catch birds any more.

(   )1.  A. uncle        B. trap    C. pet        D. cage

(   )2.  A. frightened  B. ready     C. unfriendlyD. fond

(   )3.  A. roomB. party    C. gardenD. house

(   )4.  A. brought   B. bought    C. sharedD. provided

(   )5.  A. open        B. close    C. clean        D. put

(   )6.  A. aroundB. overC. aboveD. through

(   )7.  A. softlyB. gentlyC. quietlyD. badly

(   )8.  A. happyB. illC. sorryD. excited

(   )9.  A. knowB. sleepC. dreamD. care

(   )10.  A.  and    B. but    C. when        D. or