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Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. 

High up on the Qionglai in China lives a black and white, barrel-shaped furry animal. This animal feeds on bamboo shoots. Have you heard or read about this animal? The Giant Panda is one of the most famous animals in China. It is not only very rare animal but an endangered species too, with only 1,000 of them existing in the wild.

Many people fear the panda may disappear soon because it cannot find the food it needs. As it is slow and clumsy, the panda find it difficult to catch animals for food. Hence, it has adapted itself to feed on the fresh bamboo leaves and stems that the bamboo forest provided. However, modern development has destroyed a lot of diseases. In the 1970’s, most of the bamboo forests died and more than one hundred pandas starved to death.

Since then steps have been taken to the hospital the pandas from becoming extinct. Panda reserves were set up and now, many zoos all over the world are doing their part to encourage the reproduction of pandas through artificial ways.

This is not easy for two reasons. Firstly, pandas reproduce poorly in captivity. Secondly, the female panda give birth to only two cubs at a time. The mother can look after one cub so the other is often left to die. Pandas also do not move in herds. They live on their own except when mating. How then do pandas protect themselves in the wild? Visibility in the bamboo thickets is poor. The pandas’ barrel-shaped bodies and padded paws enable them to move through bamboo thickets without being seen or heard. However, hunting and destruction of bamboo forests gave caused the population of pandas to dwindle.

No one knows how long pandas can live in the wild. In captivity, pandas have lived as long as 30 years.

The panda is China’s national treasure. People who are caught harming pandas are sentenced to jail.

What can be the title of the passage?

A. The Environment Pandas live in                   B. Panda – China’s National Treasure

C. How to Develop Pandas                               D. Pandas – an Endangered Species

2. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _____________

A. the fact that pandas are slow and clumsy  B. the fact that pandas are not good at hunting

C. the pandas itself                                       D. the pandas’ source of food.

3. Which of the following is mentioned as a reason of the death of pandas?

A. Pandas have caught diseases from the bamboo forests. B. There was a shortage of food

C. Pandas were hunted a lot                   D. The pandas’ natural habitat was polluted.

4. The word “artificial” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________________.

A. man-made

B. chemical

C. cloning

D. duplication

5. The word “captivity” in  paragraph 4 refers to ______________.

A. The state of being kept in a special place.     B. The good condition of keeping pandas.

C. Area for panda’s reproduction                      D. Panda’s natural habitat

6. All of the following statements are mentioned as method of preserving pandas EXCEPT ____

A. punishing those who hunt pandas                 B. setting up zoos for pandas

C. trying to reproduce themselves                               D. extending bamboo forests.

7. Which caused the difficulty of saving pandas?

A. It is not able to bear many cubs a time      B. It does not know how to take care of cubs

C. Pandas live in herds.                                D. The food is deficient.

8. Which aspect of pandas helps them adapt to the wild?

A. Thick bamboo forests helps them shelter.   B. Their separation of living makes it safe.

C. Their body shape and paws help them move invisibly. D. Bamboo helps them be inaudible.

9. The word “dwindle” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A. escalate              B. reduce                C. maximize                      D. slump

10. According to the passage, what features of panda is unclear to people?

A. Mental aspect     B. Life span in the wild     C. Its activities     D. Its growth of cubs

1. John was trying the door with the wrong key. A. unlocking B. to unlock
2. The audience began__________ before the curtains closed. A. clapping B. to clap
3. The soccer teams continued ___________even though it began to snow. A. playing B. to play
4. We like __________ outside when the weather is warm and sunny. A. eating B. to eat
5. We began___________ to the news when we heard the Olympics mentioned. A. listening B. to listen
6. I was just beginning ___________asleep when the phone rang. A. falling B. to fall
7. I really hate___________ late for appointments. A. being B. to be
8. The cake was starting ___________ when I took it out of the oven. A. burning B. to burn
9. She’s so impatient! She can’t stand __________ in line for anything. A. waiting B. to wait
10. I prefer __________my bicycle to work because the automobile traffic is too heavy. A. riding B. to ride
11. Lillian prefers __________ to taking the bus. A. walking B. to walk
12. Tim prefers __________ than to jog for exercise. A. walking B. to walk
13. The baby loves __________in the car. A. riding B. to ride
14. Near the end of the performance, the audience began ____ their feet on the floor. A. stamping B. to stamp
15. The audience began to clap and____ their feet on the floor. A. stamping B. (to) stamp
16. The audience began clapping and ____ their feet on the floor. A. stamping B. (to) stamp
17. My son sometimes forgets ____ the stove when he’s finished cooking. A. turning off B. to turn off
18. Alex will never forget ____his first helicopter ride. A. taking B. to take
19. Would you please remember ____ away all the tapes when you’re finished listening to them? A. putting B. to put
20. I remember ____ them away when I finished with them last night. A. putting B. to put
21. I remember ____ Bolivia for the first time. It’s a beautiful country. A. visiting B. to visit
22. What am I going to do? I forgot_____my calculus text, and I need it for the review today. A. bringing B. to bring
23. My boss regrets ____ his secretary now that she is gone. A. firing B. to fire
24. The letter said, “I regret ____ you that your application has been denied.” A. informing B. to inform
25. I haven’t been able to get in touch with Shannon. I tried_____ her. Then I tried _____ her a letter. I tried____ a message with her brother when I talked to him. Nothing worked.
26. calling/writing/leaving B. to call/to write/to leave
27. I always try ____ my bills on time, but sometimes I’m a little late. A. paying B. to pay