4．ANIMALS IN DANGER!
How much do you know about animals in danger？Read the short passages below．
10million reptiles are killed every year．Their skin is used to make fashion items，like handbags and shoes．
The main reason whales are in danger is that man kills them for their meat and oils．
Orangutans live in rainforests．They want to live in peace，
but people are cutting down the trees for wood and farming．
This is a big problem because the trees are the orangutan's homes．
They are very difficult to find and study because they are shy animals．They are also our cousins!
There isn't enough bamboo for pandas to eat because man has cut down nearly half the bamboo forests．Research has shown that there are only about 600giant pandas left in the wild in the world．Most of them live in China．
Some people steal the turtle's eggs to eat．The skin of the turtle is used to make some jewellery．
In the Far East，rhinoceros'horns are used to make medicines．They are also used to make ornaments．
So what can you do to help protect them？
●Try not to buy jewellery made from animals．
●Try to keep the earth clean and free from pollution．
●Tell other people about what you've learned．
50．Reptiles'skin is used to makeA．
A．fashion items
B．oils
C．some jewellery
D．ornaments
51．There are fewer homes for orangutans becauseC．
A．their eggs are stolen
B．their horns are cut
C．trees in rain forests are cut down
D．half the bamboo forests have been cut down
52．"B"doesn't belong to protecting animals．
A．Keeping the earth clean
B．Eating wild animal meat
C．Stopping pollution
D．Telling others not to kill animals．
