This 5﹣year﹣old boy has such a good sense of d that he never gets lost．
It's u that he has been independent now under his mom's overprotection．
One day， a woman bought a parrot from a pet store． However， the woman decided to（1） the parrot to the store the next day．"This bird doesn't（2） ， " she told the pet store owner． "Does he have a （3） ？"the owner asked．"Parrots enjoy watching themselves in it． "So the woman bought one and left．
The next day， she came back， saying that the bird still didn't say anything．"How about a ladder（梯子）？ Parrots love ladders， "the owner said． The woman bought a ladder and left．
But the next day， she was back a（4） time． "Does your parrot have a swing？ No？ Well， once he starts（5） ， he'll talk a lot happily， "the owner said． The woman then bought a swing and left．
When she walked into the store the next day， she began to cry and said（6） ， "The parrot died． "The pet store owner was（7） what she said．"What？ I'm sorry． Tell me， did he ever say anything？" he asked． "Yes， right before he died， "the woman answered， "in a（8） voice， he asked me weakly， 'Don't they sell any food at that pet store？'"
Sometimes we forget what's really necessary in life．We sometimes have lots of things to do（9） ， but we forget to deal with the most important things first． We have to remember to "（10） the parrots" in our lives．
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（1）A． send |
B． return |
C． pass |
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（2）A． eat |
B． fly |
C． talk |
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（3）A． mirror |
B． photo |
C． screen |
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（4）A． first |
B． second |
C． third |
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（5）A． exercising |
B． swinging |
C． playing |
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（6）A． sadly |
B． warmly |
C． peacefully |
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（7）A． worried about |
B． shocked at |
C． scared of |
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（8）A． high |
B． loud |
C． low |
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（9）A． at once |
B． after all |
C． in total |
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（10）A． keep |
B． watch |
C． feed |
Now people can pay by scanning（扫描）their faces while shopping． Is it（1） to pay by scanning other parts of our bodies？ Amazon has a new technology that scans（2） ．
The technology can tell if the person is the right one by scanning his or her hand． The scanner examines things such as finger prints． It then sends a picture to a certain center which can decide who the person is．
In September 2019， Amazon made a payment system for a US supermarket． People can pay （3） by scanning their hands under a machine． Their hand scan is connected to their bank cards， so they can pay successfully． It's quite convenient， especially for（4）___ people． With this new technology， people（5） take their cards with them． They just scan their hands．
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（1）A． possible |
B． important |
C． strange |
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（2）A． eyes |
B． faces |
C． hands |
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（3）A． usually |
B． simply |
C． really |
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（4）A． old |
B． poor |
C． smart |
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（5）A． mustn't |
B． can't |
C． needn't |
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fill；he；second；check； neighbor； peace；wind；surprise；sudden；feel |
It was early morning. I got dressed quickly. It was still autumn but colder than usual. It snowed for （1） days. I forgot（2） the weather report today， so I went out in a jacket.
It was still dark， cold and（3） . At that time， I knew I made a mistake. I shook a little bit.
（4） a car stopped and one of my（5） got out of it. We greeted each other and talked about the bad weather. To my（6） ， he took off his coat and handed it to me. He smiled and said，"It's too cold. Put it on." Looking at the warm coat in my hands，I was touched and thanked（7） . After that，he drove away. When I looked up at the sky， I noticed the sky was beautiful and（8） . I（9） warm inside me and I didn't shake any more.
The world is（10） of kindness. Love is always there.