AARDVARKS
When the Boer settlers first arrived in South Africa from Holland, they found a strange animal. Its ears resemble those of a donkey and its body is (1)……….with stiff hair. It has a long snout, (2)……….longer than that of a pig, and long eyelashes. It is also equipped with very short, powerful legs, with (3)……….it digs into the ground. The Boers named it the “aardvark”, which means “earth pig” in the (4)……….Dutch. The favorite food of the aardvark is termites. Termites are insects that live in large colonies, (5)……….ants. The aardvark uses its (6)……….legs to break the termite mound open and get at the insects inside. There are special termites known as soldiers, who try to protect the colony. Aardvarks, (7)………., have thick skin to protect themselves from bites. Females only (8)……….birth to one baby a year, so aardvarks are quite rare. When they are (9)……….threat, they use their tough legs to quickly dig underground to escape from their attackers. Aardvarks are not often seen (10)……….they are nocturnal, sleeping in their burrows during the day and coming out to hunt at night.
1. A. covered B. full C. decorated D. surrounded
2. A. very B. more C. much D. as
3. A. them B. which C. those D. these
4. A. primary B. genuine C. first D. original
5. A. as B. like C. so D. also
6. A. top B. forward C. front D. ahead
7. A. although B. despite C. though D. still
8. A. give B. make C. do D. have
9. A. in B. under C. with D. on
10. A. but B. so C. because D. although
When the Boer settlers first arrived in South Africa from Holland, they found a strange animal. Its ears resemble those of a donkey and its body is (1)……….with stiff hair. It has a long snout, (2)……….longer than that of a pig, and long eyelashes. It is also equipped with very short, powerful legs, with (3)……….it digs into the ground. The Boers named it the “aardvark”, which means “earth pig” in the (4)……….Dutch. The favorite food of the aardvark is termites. Termites are insects that live in large colonies, (5)……….ants. The aardvark uses its (6)……….legs to break the termite mound open and get at the insects inside. There are special termites known as soldiers, who try to protect the colony. Aardvarks, (7)………., have thick skin to protect themselves from bites. Females only (8)……….birth to one baby a year, so aardvarks are quite rare. When they are (9)……….threat, they use their tough legs to quickly dig underground to escape from their attackers. Aardvarks are not often seen (10)……….they are nocturnal, sleeping in their burrows during the day and coming out to hunt at night.
1. A. covered B. full C. decorated D. surrounded
2. A. very B. more C. much D. as
3. A. them B. which C. those D. these
4. A. primary B. genuine C. first D. original
5. A. as B. like C. so D. also
6. A. top B. forward C. front D. ahead
7. A. although B. despite C. though D. still
8. A. give B. make C. do D. have
9. A. in B. under C. with D. on
10. A. but B. so C. because D. although
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