Wild animals are our friends, but many of them are getting fewer and fewer. We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.

Tibetan Antelopes (藏羚羊）

Tibetan antelopes are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes. The number of them is dropping year by year. There are less than 75, 000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world, down from a million 50 years ago.

Golden Monkeys

Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi provinces and Shengnongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province. They move around in the daytime. They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos. But people are destroying the environment where they live. Trees and bamboos are disappearing, so golden monkeys have less and less food to eat. 

Elephants

Elephants are bigger than any other animals on land. They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. Now, there are very few elephants in the world. The number of them is becoming smaller and smaller because their living areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.

  Wolves

Wolves are not very big. They have very good eyesight, hearing and smell. Wolves’ food is various. They eat animals, insects and snails. They are friendly to each other. Wolves are in danger, too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.

(   ) 1. Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of

about      .

A. 20    B. 30 C. 100    D. 200

(   ) 2. Which of    the following    animals    are the

biggest on land?

A. Tibetan antelopes.

B. Golden monkeys.

C. Elephants.

D. Wolves.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is    true?

A. There    are less than    7，500    Tibetan

antelopes left in the world now.

B. Golden monkeys usually move around —

(   ) 8. —Where is John?

—He      basketball in the playground with his friends.

A. play         B. plays

C. is playing    D. was    playing