A little old lady went into a pet shop and saw a lovely looking parrot. “I would like to buy that handsome bird, please,” she said to the owner.

“Oh you don’t want__1__，” the man replied. “He uses some pretty terrible__2__. Why don’t you get a puppy or a cat？”

“I want that parrot！”the woman insisted, and proceeded to put her money__3__the counter. The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale.

When the woman returned home, she started playing with her new friend. She was petting him and poking at his feathers when all of a sudden he__4__ (start) swearing a blue streak. The woman was so shocked__5__she grabbed the parrot and stuck him in the refrigerator. When she took the shivering bird out__6__ (late), she warned him that every time he used bad language he’d be put back__7__it was cold.

The parrot’s behavior was pretty good for__8__couple of days, but then one morning while the cat was putting her paw through his cage, he got__9__ (real) mad and started cursing again. This time the woman grabbed the__10__and stuck him in the freezer. As he sat there shivering and looking around, he saw a frozen turkey right next to him.

“gad！” squawked (尖聲高叫) the parrot. “What did you say？”

1. him　2. language　3. on　4. started　5. that　6. later　7. where　8. a　9. really　10. bird/parrot

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