"I'm going to get Omama a parrot，" my mother announced.Omama was my old grandmother. "It will give her something to care for，which helps her exercise her mind and avoid decline in memory，" my mother continued. "A little bird may make things lively and cheer her up." I nodded since Omama loved pets in the past.
   Omama had reached America from Ireland，and her memory was full of tales from the old country.She loved nothing better than to reminisce （回憶）.Once she got going，you might as well feel comfortable and go back to the wonderful past with her.So in the foreign land，my mother sent her a parrot to accompany her.
   When receiving the bird，Omama called it Patrick.My mother gave her the feeding instructions.Omama listened and promised， "I'll not starve him.He'll eat better than me!He'll sleep better than me!And I'll play the sweetest music to him." As we walked toward the door，Omama was starting her record player and promising Patrick that he would hear some real Irish music. "Listen well and tell me what you think，" we heard her words.
   Later，Omama often called us to report his wonderful behaviors.When she sat on the doorway to get some air，Patrick went along；when seeing her，Patrick would show excited behaviors.Omama often showed off the smart bird to her neighbors.She was crazy about Patrick.If we called to say that we planned to visit her，Omama would say， "Hold on，please，" while she announced to Patrick that we were coming.
   Omama liked Patrick and thought highly of him.She had possessed many pets but Patrick was distinct from all others；Omama had assured me of that more than once.Still，nothing prepared me for the day when Patrick would take my breath away.
   That day I visited Omama.She quickly went to the kitchen，and I sat on the sofa，Patrick looked at me. "Hello，Patrick，" I said.He replied， "Good morning，Patrick.Hello，Patrick.Pretty bird." My mouth dropped open.It was not because of Patrick's words.What shocked me was that every word Patrick said was spoken in a perfect Irish accent!
   I suddenly realized that we all were shaped by our unique culture.We should value it and be proud of it.

（1）What did the author think of Omama's tales？

B

B

A．Exciting.
B．Attractive.
C．Moving.
D．Simple.
（2）What can we learn about Omama and Patrick according to Paragraph 4？

B

B

A．They were popular with the neighbors.
B．They got along with each other.
C．They enjoyed showing off each other.
D．They got great help from neighbors.
（3）What does the underlined word "that" in Paragraph 5 refer to？

C

C

A．That Omama liked pets.
B．That Patrick could understand Omama.
C．That Patrick was special.
D．That Omama often talked to Patrick.
（4）What can be inferred from Patrick's response to the author？

A

A

A．Her grandmother had deep affection for her motherland.
B．Patrick was quite a smart pet bird.
C．Her grandmother was poor at training parrots.
D．Patrick was very fond of the author's visiting.