The hippo(河马) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.
Marius Els is 40 years old. He ______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(饲养场),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ____ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.
Marius has kept the hippo_______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could ________ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite ________, apples.
Humphrey feels very
in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(豺), so now he’s all by
. Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now.
| 小题1: | | A．kept | B．swept | C．bought | D．stayed |
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| 小题2: | | A．worried | B．tired | C．scared | D．excited |
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| 小题3: | | A．under | B．across | C．along | D．into |
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| 小题4: | | A．since | B．when | C．after | D．before |
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| 小题5: | | A．invented | B．found | C．appeared | D．developed |
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| 小题6: | | A．come up | B．get up | C．eat up | D．look up |
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| 小题7: | | A．head | B．back | C．front | D．tail |
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| 小题8: | | A．juice | B．fish | C．bread | D．food |
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| 小题9: | | A．lonely | B．angry | C．happy | D．funny |
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