Parrots are becoming one of the most popular pets in America for good reasons. The parrot
A parrot can be trained to do all the following but______.
A.talk
B.help its owner
C.sing
D.create a lively atmosphere
A parrot can be trained to do all the following but______.
A.talk
B.help its owner
C.sing
D.create a lively atmosphere
1.A parrot can be trained to do all the following but ____.
A、talk
B、help its owner
C、sing
D、create a lively atmosphere
2.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the easy raising of the parrot? ____
A、It eats very little.
B、Its food is inexpensive.
C、It does not need a house sitter.
D、It does not require daily walks as dogs do.
3.The word "tameness" in the passage means ____.
A、the quality of being brave or unafraid
B、the quality of being kind or warm-hearted
C、the quality of being uncontrollable or fierce
D、the quality of being gentle or trained
4.The word "jungle" probably means ____.
A、boundless desert with very little plant life
B、large apartment building with pleasing surroundings
C、wild land overgrown with thick bushes and trees
D、snow-covered mountain top in very cold areas.
5.The writer ____.
A、likes the parrot
B、dislikes the parrot
C、does not like nor dislike the parrot
D、values the parrot highly
According to the last paragraph, most Asian central banks are becoming _____.
[A] rather regretful
[B] less ambitious
[C] more cautious
[D] speculative
There are signs ______ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
A.that
B.whose
C.which
D.in which
Though pinioned swans generally seem happy, under proper care, by hatching and rearing their young without any trouble, at migration time things become different: they repeatedly swim to the lee side of the pond, in order to have the whole extent of its surface at their disposal, trying to take off. Again and again the grand preparations end in a pathetic flutter of their half wings; a truly sorry picture!
This, however, rarely awakens the pity of the zoo visitor, least of all when such an originally highly intelligent and mentally alert animal has deteriorated, in confinement, into a crazy idiot, a very caricature of its former self. Sentimental old ladies, the fanatical sponsors of the societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, have no compunction in keeping a grey parrot in a relatively small cage or even chained to a perch. Together with the large corvines, the parrots are probably the only birds which suffer from that state of mind, common to prisoners, namely, boredom.
What is an "outlet" in the context of this passage?
A.An opportunity for expression.
B.A place to let.
C.A chance of escape into a wood.
D.An exit for a marketer.
The first big, important step for an aspiring reporter is ______.
A. editing his high school newspaper
B. writing a small news story
C. becoming a cub reporter
D. becoming a copyboy
Automobiles are becoming ______ among the wealthy people in China today.
A.favourable
B.fashionable
C.famous
D.familiar
The killer bees' becoming wild in America resulted from a mistake by ______.
A.a beekeeper
B.a guest
C.a scientist
D.a queen
A.To become
B.Become
C.One becomes
D.One becoming
His goal is not to become a sportsman______a champion in a certain field.
A.but rather became
B.but rather to become
C.but rather becoming
D.but rather to becoming