24.　 A. snakes　　　　 　　　　 B. birds　　　 　　　　 C. light　　　　 　　　　 D. rope

23.　 A. some　　　 　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　 C. several　　　　　　 　　　 D. three

22.　 A. clear　　　 　　　　　　 B. flat　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. big　　　　　　　 　　　 D. terrible

21.　 A. search　　 　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　 　　　 D. examine

20.　 A. called　　　 　　　　　 B. climbed　　　　 　　　 C. got　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. jumped

19.　 A. put　　　　　　 　　 B. lower　　　　　　 　　　 C. throw　　　　　　 　 D. make

18.　 A. too many　　　 　　 B. so few　　　　　　 C. any other　　　 　　　　　　　 D. no more

17.　 A. they　　　　 　　　　 B. that　　　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　 　　　 D. who

16.　 A. right　　　　　 　　 B. wrong　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　 　　　　 D. favourite

15. Tigers ________ meat-eating animals ______ meat.

　　　 A. belonged to; fed on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. belonging to; feed on

　　　 C. were belonged to; feed on　　　　　　　 D. belonging to; feeding on

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　　 Now I had thought I would have to go down into the pit with snakes in order to catch them, and so I was wearing the 　16　 　sort of clothes. I explained this to my friends, yet they very kindly lent me these trousers and shoes, 　17　 　were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of 　18　 excuses, they tied the rope round my waist and started to 　19　 　me into the pit. Just before I landed on the bottom, I 　20　 up and told them to stop lowering me. I wanted to 　21　 　the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were no snakes in the way. The area being 　22　 , I shouted to them to lower away, and at that moment 　23　 　things happened.

　　 Firstly, the 　24　 went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 　25　 　from my friends and which were too 　26　 for me, came off. So there was I, standing at the 　27　 of ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and no shoe on one foot, 　28　 by seven or eight deadly Baboon snakes. I had never been more 　29　 I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move while my friends 　30　 the lamp out, lit it again and lowered it into the pit again.

　　　 With plenty of light and both shoes on, I felt much　 31　 and began with the task of catching snakes. This was really easy enough, I had a 　32　 stick in my hand, and with this I came near each snake, pinned it down with the fork and then picked it up by the back of the neck, and put it into my snake bag. What I had to 　33　 out for was that while I was busy catching one snake, another might move round 　34　 me and I might step back on it. However, it all passed without 　35　 　. And at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Baboon snakes.