Question

A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to ___ in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is ___ forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We call these woods.

Elephants, tigers and many ____ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the ____ began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and ____ pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed__ ___to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. ____ did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon ____in the same way.

You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong _____ in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals _____ there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals with a rich brown coat and a white patch(补丁) under the tail. They look like deer , but they are much like a dog barking. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important for people to protect wild animals.

1.A. work B. study C. live

2.A. not B. a few C. no

3.A. other B. others C. another

4.A. things B. animals C. plants

5.A. grew B. made C. kept

6.A. fire B. stoves (炉子) C. heat

7.A. So B. Such C. As

8.A. lived B. died C. left

9.A. besides B. except C. beside

10.A. to live B. lived C. living

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