A COSTLY PRESENT A rich man walks into a pet store for people with fat wallets. He explains that he's looking (0) _____ a birthday present for his friend. And his friend (9) _____ to like birds, so he needs a very talented parrot. The store owner says that he's just got some perfect birds and (10) _____ the man over to a huge stand with three exotic parrots. "These birds are very special; the first one here on the right speaks three languages, knows a bunch of jokes, loves whisky and Cuban cigars. We're selling him for five million dollars. The second one on the left speaks ten languages fluently, is a(n) (11) _____ entertainer and loves kids and women. (12) _____ it or not, his ancestry goes back all the way to a parrot (13) _____ by Queen Elizabeth I, and trust me, these birds know (14) _____ to pass an anecdote from generation to generation! This one goes for fifty million dollars. And finally, the third one, here in the middle, is the most special and expensive; we are selling him for a hundred million." Amazed, the guy shouts: "He (15) _____ speak at least twenty languages!" "You know, this one doesn't talk (16) _____ all, but those two call him Boss," the owner explains.
