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M ∶ Thank heavens for the stranger!
W ∶ Exactly!
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There was once a man in South America who had a
parrotꎬ a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The
parrot was very special. There was no bird like him
in the whole world. He could learn to say any word
except one. He could not say the name of his native
townꎬ Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to
teach the parrot to say Ketunnelꎬ but he never
succeeded. At firstꎬ he was very gentle with the bird.
But graduallyꎬ he lost his patience. “ You stupid
birdꎬ why cant you learn to say that word? Say
Ketunnelꎬ or I will kill you.” But the parrot would not
say it. Many times the man screamedꎬ “ Say Ketunnelꎬ
or I will kill you.” But the parrot would never repeat the
name. Finallyꎬ the man 7. . He picked up
the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. “You
are even more stupid than the chickens.” In the chicken
houseꎬ there were four chickensꎬ waiting to be killed
for Sundays dinner. The next morningꎬ when the man
opened the door of the chicken houseꎬ he was shocked
by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears.
On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was
8. the last chickenꎬ “Say Ketunnelꎬ or I
will kill you.”
拓展提升听短文回答问题
Study has been part of our life. For some peopleꎬ
①they believe that live and learn is the right attitude
to life. I agree with it. There are many suggestions in
the following. Firstꎬ knowing yourself. ②It is of great
importance to get to know your strength and
weakness. For exampleꎬ the high ̄level students can
spend more time to read extra booksꎬ while ③the low ̄
level students should focus attention on the text
books. Secondꎬ manage your time and life. ④It is so
common for students to deal with many things in the
same timeꎬ then the first should be given to the things
that related to your goal. Because you need it to improve
your ability. Learning to learn helps people to work
quickly. ⑤If we find the right wayꎬ then we will