One summer evening I was sitting by the open window，reading a good science story book.I was so interested in the story I was reading that I did not notice that it was getting dark.When I realized it was too dark for me to read easily，I put the book down and get up to turn on the light.Just then I heard someone crying： "Help!Help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the other end of the yard.I looked out but it was now too dark to see anything clearly.Almost immediately I heard the cry again.It sounded like a child，but I could not imagine what anybody would be doing in our backyard，unless one of the neighborhood children had climbed a tree and had not been able to get down.
   I decided that I ought to go out and have a look in the yard，just in case someone was in trouble.I got a flashlight and a stick，I thought it might be useful.Armed with these，I went out into the yard.Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. "Who's there？" I called out as I walked across the yard toward the trees.But there was no answer.With the help of my flashlight，I searched all over that end of the yard，including the branches of the trees.There was no sign of anybody or anything.I came to the conclusion that my imagination was playing tricks to me，probably because of the story I was reading about strange creatures on another planet.
   Feeling rather foolish about hunting around in my own backyard with a baseball bat，I went back into the house and put the bat and flashlight away.I had just sat down to read my book again when I was frightened by the cry of "Help!Help!" This time from right behind me.I dropped my book and jumped up.There，sitting on the table was a large green and red bird.It was my neighbour's parrot!While I was out in the yard，the parrot must have seen the light in the living room and come in through the open window.

（1）One summer evening the writer was reading

A

A

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A．with the window open
B．in the open air
C．in the back yard
D．with the window closed
（2）The cry the writer first heard seemed

A

A

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A．to come from the trees in the backyard
B．to come from the neighbour's house
C．to come from the writer's reading-room
D．to come from far away
（3）The writer searched the yard carefully

B

B

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A．a(chǎn)nd found a child
B．but found nobody and nothing
C．a(chǎn)nd found something called imagination
D．a(chǎn)nd found some strange creatures from another planet
（4）The book that the writer was reading was

C

C

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A．a(chǎn)n ordinary story book
B．a(chǎn) science book about sound
C．a(chǎn) story about creatures on another planet
D．a(chǎn) book on how to play tricks
（5）The cries were made by

B

B

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A．the writer's imagination
B．the neighbour's parrot
C．the neighbour's child
D．the writer's son