People normally think of dogs as man's best friend, but to Brian Wilson, his two pet parrots are his best friends.

    It all began in 1995, when Brian was still a firefighter. A car accident caused serious damage to his brain. After several months of treatment, Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again and that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a nursing home.

    However, according to Brian, his two pet parrots didn't give up easily. They kept talking to him day and night, until one day, he said one word, then another, and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

    Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners. Now, his house is home to about 80 birds, including a great variety of birds like several macaws, cockatoos and African gray parrots. The birds fly around from room to room, some cackling (咯咯叫), others talking like humans. Though they all have big cages, Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

    Over the years, Brian has developed a special relationship with birds. The birds that bite other humans, seem to like him and can get along with him well. He is now called a bird whisperer (鸟语者). Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds with his own money, but has recently established a foundation (基金会) to accept donations. He and his birds also earn money by performing at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

    For people who want to adopt (领养) Brian's birds, they have to volunteer at the foundation for three months before they can take the pet home.

A few years ago we moved to a new city, so I had to change schools. On the first day at my new school, I was really {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . I found it hard to make new friends and hardly said a word to anyone for {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . When the morning break started, I went outside and stood on my own. I was feeling really lonely. Towards the end of break, a girl walked up to me. She introduced {#blank#}3{#/blank#} as Monica and started chatting right away. She was also quite new at the school and we soon {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we had a lot in common. We watched the same TV shows, listened to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} types of music, and we were both learning to play the guitar. Also, we lived just a few minutes' walk from each other! 

Monica and I have been really good friends since that day. Naturally we sometimes argue like everyone does but we're very close. 

This is George, a little monkey, and always curious (好奇). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They were taking a trip to the country. Right then the worker shouted, "All aboard!" A crowd of people hurried towards the train. George simply rushed with the crowd through the gate. There he found the perfect hiding place for a monkey. 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} "Look, Daddy, " he said,  "a train!" His father looked up and shouted. "That's not our train!" But it was too late. The gate locked behind him. The boy began to cry. George saw the boy's to y roll towards the tracks(轨道). The boy ran after it. George climbed out of his hiding place and ran fast.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} What a close call!

When the worker opened the gate, the boy's father ran to his son. The boy was not crying now. He was playing with his new friend. "You saved my son!" said the boy's father. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Just then Mrs Needleman arrived. She said"Here comes our train. ""This is our train too. " the father said. The little boy was excited. "Can George ride with us?" he asked.  That sounded like a good idea to everyone. So the worker found them a special seat. Right up front!

What do you think of George?(不超过5个词) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

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Hi! I'm Jane. Welcome to my home. Look! {#blank#}1{#/blank#} In the photo you can see an English girl. She is my cousin. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Linda is her first name. Smith is her last name. 

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} My mother is a teacher in a middle school. My father is a teacher, too. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} He is my brother, Bill. Where is he now? He is in his room and emails his friend because he lost his watch. Do you see it? {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Can you find me in the photo? Yes, the girl in a red hat is me. I like my family.