Your new skirt is beautiful，Lily．
Thank you．Are you considering one for yourself （buy）．
Their school is as big as o ．
A young woman named Jessie got a parrot as a gift． But the parrot had a bad habit： It was always rude．
Jessie tried to change the bird． She spoke to the bird with only polite（1） （ word） and played soft music to it．
But the bird didn't change at all． It became even（2） （ rude）． Jessie angrily caught the bird and put it in the fridge． For a few minutes the parrot kicked and shouted． Then suddenly there was total silence．
Fearing that she might hurt the parrot，Jessie quickly（3） （ open） the door of the fridge．The parrot calmly stepped out onto Jessie's arms and said："I am very sorry about my rude language and actions． I want to do everything（4） （ correct） my rude actions．"
Jessie was surprised to hear that．As she wanted to ask why it changed so much，the bird spoke very（5） （soft）： "May I ask what the turkey（火鸡）did？"
I can't tell you the （ completely correct or right）time． My watch goes a few minutes slower．
Betty， you should （ trust or be confident）in yourself． It is the first step to success．
My parents used to tell me how important school was for me，but I didn't think so．I paid little attention．But one thing let me （1） realize what my parents meant．
One day，when I walked past a mobile phone store， I saw it was hiring（ 雇用）new workers! I went into the shop and asked for the job． The manager looked at me for a few seconds（2） ．"Do you have a high school diploma（文凭）？"He said，"Or do you have any（3） experience？" I felt so ashamed（羞愧的） and I just turned around and left．
I could not fall asleep that night， and I thought a lot about my（4） ．"I must go to school to（5） my study because I can't do anything without a good education，" I said to myself silently．
Everything looked（6） when I went back to the store years later：the same people and the same design． However， compared with last time， I felt more （7） ． The manager told me they needed new workers．I showed my diploma to the manager．He looked at it and said："Great! You are （8） ．"
Education helps you have a bright future． Now I am not worried about my future because I'm still（9） in my spare time．
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（1）A． finally |
B． easily |
C． luckily |
D． fast |
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（2）A． in a hurry |
B． from head to foot |
C． sooner or later |
D． from time to time |
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（3）A． learning |
B． life |
C． teaching |
D． work |
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（4）A． parents |
B． friends |
C． future |
D． study |
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（5）A． continue |
B． begin |
C． stop |
D． change |
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（6）A． the same |
B． different |
C． friendly |
D． fresh |
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（7）A． excited |
B． surprised |
C． confident |
D． happy |
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（8）A．out |
B． in |
C． up |
D． down |
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（9）A． working |
B． driving |
C． running |
D． learning |