【四川省南充市2015年中考英语试题】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读短文，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.
“Really?  I’d like to listen to it,” Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
         is the eldest brother?

A．Bob

B．Bill

C．Dave

D．Amy

What did Dave put in the newspaper?

A．A show

B．A joke

C．An ad

D．A report

How many songs could the bird sing?

A．Five

B．Six

C．Seven

D．Eight

How much did the bird cost Dave?

A．＄8

B．＄80

C．＄800

D．＄8000

How did the mother deal with the bird?

A．She sold it.	B．She played with it.
C．She ate it.	D．She gave it to others.

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