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cepts the job of watching his parrot over the holiday. The trouble is, this parrot likes to swear (說臟話 ). It’s now the day before Thanksgiving, and this guy is having guests over! He shakes the bird and yells, “STOP IT!!!” This, of course, just makes the bird mad and he swears more than ever. Then the guy gets mad and says, “OK for you!” and locks the bird in a kitchen cabi (櫥柜 ). But the bird swears even louder than before. At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer (冰柜 ). For the first few seconds there is a terrible noise. Then the bird suddenly gets very quiet. At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt. After a couple of minutes of silence, he’s so worried that he opens up the freezer door. The bird climbs onto the man’s arm and says, “Awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you. I will do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on.” The man is astounded. He can’t understand the sudden change that has e over the parrot. “So, by the way,” the parrot says, looking nervously back towards the freezer, “what did the turkey do?” ( ) reading above is a _____. A. love story B. joke C. film review D. diary ( ) story happens on _____. A. Thanksgiving B. Christmas C. the day before Christmas D. the day before Thanksgiving ( ) man locks the parrot in a kitchen cabi because the bird _____. A. doesn’t like his friends B. talks a lot C. refuses to stop swearing D. is much too shy ( ) does the underlined word “astounded” mean? A. very angry B. very surprised C. very pleased D. very worried ( ) does the parrot suddenly get very quiet? A. Because he doesn’t want to be hurt. B. Because the man warns to kill him. C. Because the bird gets very tired. D. Because the turkey tells him to. C We are very pleased with the 20212021 autumnsemester student photo petition. The third prize went to Aura Tanase, a student from the University of Vienna, for “Shooting on Edinburgh”. The second prize went to Sara Nairn, a student from the University of Melbourne, for “7Legged Crawl”. Finally, the first prize went to Emily Graham, a student from the University of Melbourne, for “Me at the Top of Snowdonia”! The prize winners who were still in Nottingham were presented with their prizes by International Office staff on the University Park campus. Now it’s your turn to enter this year’s petition! This year, the photo petition is open to all students from Study Abroad, International Exchange, Universities 21, InterCampus and SocratesErasmus. This is a chance for you to show creative ideas about where you’ve been and what you’ve experienced while studying at the University of Nottingham. There are some great cash (現(xiàn)金 ) prizes on offer: 1st prize $1,000。請根據(jù)下列表格,寫一篇 80詞左右的英語短文,簡要介紹一下這位足球巨星。 and 3rd prize $250 in addition to a University of Nottingham shirt! You must submit (遞交 ) your photo before Wednesday May 1st, 2021. ( ) is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The winners of the 20212021 photo petition. B. The results of the 20212021 photo petition. C. The photos of the 20212021 photo petition. D. The prizes of the 20212021 photo petition. ( ) student who took the photo named ______ won the second prize. A. “Me at the Top of Snowdonia” B. “7Legged Crawl” C. “Shooting on Edinburgh” D. “Autumn Semester” ( ) will one get if he wins the 3rd prize at the 20212021 photo petition? A. $250 and a shirt. B. $250. C. $500 and a shirt. D. $500. ( ) 30th, 2021 was a ______. A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday ( ) of the following is TR