In far northern Mongolia, the living of the smallest ethnic group in the country—the Tsaatan community depends on a kind of animalreindeer.

An American named Morgan Keay visited the Tsaatan community when she was studying in Mongolia in 2002. Local leaders told her that the animals were not healthy and the number of reindeer was. getting too small to support the community.

Back in the United States, Morgan Keay and a friend who had also studied in Mongolia started an organization. They named it Itgelthe Mongolian word for "hope".

The Itgel Foundation has helped bring foreign scientists to Mongolia to research and treat reindeer diseases. They also helped Tsaatan workers build a community and visitor center. The building includes guest rooms for tourists. The Tsaatan not only work as guides, they now provide services for travelers. The community works in partnership with international tour operators, who had formerly been in control of the services.

People in the community designed the center, which they also own and manage. Before the visitor center was built, families earned an average of 100 dollars a year. Now Morgan Keay says the average is 3 to 4 times that. Money also goes into a community account.

Four years ago the Tsaatan had fewer than 500 reindeer. Now the herd has already reached 900.

Morgan Keay says the Tsaatan are becoming economically independent for the first time.

The Mongolian government is now considering a development plan written by the community that deals with education, health, the environment and economics.

1. The writer mainly intends to convey the message that

A. tourism is not the key to local economy

B. new ways can recover the Tsaatan community

C. wildlife conservation is a major concern

D. international cooperation makes a difference

2. With the help of Itgel, the Tsaatan did the following EXCEPT

A. building a community and visitor center

B. providing services for travelers

C. doing research treating reindeer diseases

D. working as guides for tourists

3. What if reindeer in the Tsaatan community have died out according to the passage?

A. the Local people will lose economic resource.

B. The Tsaatan community will have to move to another place.

C. The Tsaatan community will also die out gradually.

D. Another anirnal will be raised by the Tsaatan instead of reindeer.

4. The underlined word "that" in the fifth paragraph refers to

A. the number of tourists coming to the community

B. the number of the reindeer left in the community

C. the amount of money earned by the Tsaatan families now

D. the amount of money the Tsaatan families earned before

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. The Tsaatan used to control the services for travelers to the community.

B. Morgan Keay is a Mongolian devoted to environmental conservation

C. The Mongolian govermnent had designed a development plan for the community.

D. Money got from the visitor centre is managed by the community now.

 

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