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Elephants are the largest living animals on land. More than 500 _________ kinds of elephants were found on the earth over the last 55 million years. Only _________ kinds are still alive today： the African elephant and the Asian (or Indian) elephant. These elephants can only be found in _________places. However， the older kinds lived in cold places a long time _________ . An example is the mammoth (猛犸象) — the largest hairy elephant.

The mammoth was the largest living elephant， which was about seven tons. _________the elephants today， mammoths had black or dark brown hairs_________ their bodies. All the mammoths had tusks (长牙).

Scientists found most of the extinct (灭绝的) animals by_________ the fossils，_________ their bones and teeth that could be found. However， mammoths are quite different. During the Ice Age， mammoths died and were covered _________ in the ice. The ice kept them very well. So scientists could find the _________ body of the mammoth.

1.A. same B. different C. large D. small

2.A. two B. three C. four D. five

3.A. hot B. cold C. cool D. warm

4.A. after B. later C. ago D. away

5.A. Aside B. Unlike C. As D. For

6.A. filling B. covering C. laying D. pushing

7.A. dealing B. studying C. buying D. fixing

8.A. for sure B. as well C. aside from D. such as

9.A. sadly B. gently C. deeply D. easily

10.A. whole B. all C. part D. piece

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