OncetherewasarichmannamedChulong．Oneday，hewaswalkinginhisgardenwhenhesawastrange（16）___withbeautifulfeatures（特征）andsweetvoiceinatree．Chulong（17）___wentnearthetreeandcaughtthebird，which
Once there was a rich man named Chulong．
One day，he was walking in his garden when he saw a strange （16）___ with beautiful features（特征） and sweet voice in a tree．Chulong （17）___ went near the tree and caught the bird，which he thought he could（18）___ and get lots of money．
“Don’t think about making money through me!”said the bird，“（19）___ will buy me，because，in imprisonment （监禁），I lose my beauty and sweet voice．”Chulong’s hope of making money was shattered．He became angry and wanted to（20）___ the bird for the meat．
Then the （21）___ bird suggested，“Well，set me free．In return I shall teach you（22）___simple but useful rules，which can do good to you．”
Chulong didn’t believe the bird （23）___，and he was afraid that the bird would fly away．However，the bird （24）___ it would keep its word（守信）．Chulong wanted to take a risk．He set the bird free and it sat on the branch of a tree．It became （25）___again．
Chulong asked，“Nowteachmetherules．”“Certainly，”said the bird．
Then the bird taught Chulong the （26）___：The first rule is Never believe everything others say．The second rule is Never be sad about something you don’t have．The third rule is Never throw away what you have in your hand．
“You silly bird，”shouted Chulong，“These rules are known to everyone．You（27）___ me．”
But the bird said，“Today，you had me in your hand，but you threw me away．You believed all that I said．And you are sad about not having me．（28）___ the rules are simple，you have never followed them．Now have you got the （29）___ of the rules？Just sit down and think for a while．”With these words，the bird （30）___ and disappeared from his sight．
16．A．cat B．bird C．panda D．monkey
17．A．proudly B．freely C．slowly D．weakly
18．A．eat B．study C．draw D．sell
19．A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Everybody
20．A．find B．borrow C．smell D．kill
21．A．busy B．helpful C．cl