A thousand years ago Hong Kong was covered
by a thick forest like the forests we now find in Malaysia and Thailand. As
more and more ___36___ came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and
burnt. Now there is no forest left, ___37__ there are still some areas covered
with trees. We call these __38__.
Elephants, tigers, monkeys and many other
animals used to live in the __39__ forests of Hong Kong, and there were even
crocodiles in the ___40__ and along the coast. When people came to live in Hong
Kong, the animals began to __41___ out. Early farmers grew rice and kept pigs
and chickens in the valleys.
They ___42___ the trees and burnt them.
They needed fires to keep themselves ___43___ in the winter, to cook their
food, and to keep away from dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared
because there was not enough ___44___ for them. So did most of the wolves, and
tigers. Monkeys, squirrels and many other animals soon died out in the same
__45____.
You might think that there are ___46___ any
animals in Hong Kong, except in the __47_____. You might think there can’t be
any wild animals in such a __48___ place with so many cars and buildings. But
there is __49_____ a good deal of countryside in Hong Kong and New Territories,
and there are still about thirty-six different kinds of animals living there.
One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s
____50___ is the barking deer. They are beautiful little creatures with rich,
brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are
much ___51___. They are less than two feet high. The male barking deer has two
small horns but the female has none. They make a __52____ rather like a dog
barking.
Barking deer live in thick shrub(灌木) country and are very good
at __53___. They eat grass and shrubs, mainly in the very early morning and
late afternoon and evening. This is when you are most likely to see one but you
will need to be very quiet and to have very ___54___eyes. In Hong Kong the
barking deer has only one ___55_____ ---- man. Although it is illegal, people
hunt and trap these harmless little animals. As a result there are now not many
left. There are a few on Hong Kong Island but none in the New Territories.
1.
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A.people
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B.children
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C.ladies
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D.women
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2.
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A.as
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B.since
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C.though
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D.because
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3.
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A.desert
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B.shades
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C.fields
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D.woods
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4.
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A.thin
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B.thick
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C.short
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D.dying
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5.
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A.rivers
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B.hills
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C.sky
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D.mountains
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6.
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A.die
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B.look
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C.come
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D.get
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7.
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A.planted
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B.looked after
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C.cared for
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D.cut down
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8.
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A.cold
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B.cool
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C.warm
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D.hot
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9.
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A.air
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B.food
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C.water
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D.clothes
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10.
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A.way
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B.road
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C.street
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D.rail
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11.
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A.never
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B.always
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C.no
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D.no longer
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12.
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A.zoos
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B.shops
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C.kitchens
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D.parks
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13.
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A.free
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B.busy
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C.big
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D.large
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14.
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A.no more
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B.nearly
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C.still
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D.hardly
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15.
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A.animals
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B.plants
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C.fishes
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D.birds
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16.
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A.great
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B.larger
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C.smaller
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D.heavier
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17.
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A.noise
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B.voice
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C.song
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D.living
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18.
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A.barking
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B.eating
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C.planting
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D.hiding
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19.
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A.common
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B.sharp
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C.clear
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D.big
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20.
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A.neighbor
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B.brother
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C.enemy
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D.friend
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