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There were three brothers，John，Jack，and James． Evey year on their mother's birthday，they would send their mother expensive birthday gifts to show how rich and successful they were．

The oldest brother， John had the most money and he wanted his mother to know this．

" I must give her something none of my brothers can give her．"John thought．"I must find something of which there is only one in the world．"

He advertised in a newspaper： Wanted： The perfect gift for the woman who has everything．

For many days， his telephone did not stop ringing， people phoned him from all over the world． They wanted to sell him "the perfect gift"． However，they did not have anything that was only one in the world．

Then， less than a week before his mother's birthday，a man came to his office． He was carrying a cage（鸟笼）， and in the cage there was a large bird．

"This bird， "the man said， "can speak ten languages and sing many pop songs． There is no other bird like it in the world．"

"I'll listen to it， John said， " If you tell the truth， I'll buy the bird from you．

The man spoke to the bird， "Talk to me in French， The bird spoke to him in French． "Tell me a joke in Japanese， He said． The bird told him a joke in Japanese． "Sing a famous pop song， he said． The bird did so， too．

"I'll buy it， John said． "How much do you want？ "

"Half a million dollars" the man said． This was lots of money， but John paid him． Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card

The day after his mother with a birthday． "Well， Mum， he said， "What did you think of the bird？

"Oh， it was delicious， dear．" she said．

（1）Of the three brothers， 　　was the richest．

（2）After John advertised in the newspaper，people phoned to 　　him"the perfect gift．"

（3）The bird was 　　because it could speak ten langues and sing any pop song．

（4）John phoned his mother to ask if she 　　the bird．

（5）The last paragragh tells us that John's mother 　　 the bird．

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