A thousand years ago , Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to ___1____ in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is ___2____ forest left, though there are still some small areas covered by trees. We call these woods. Elephants, tigers, and many ___3_____ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the ___4_____ began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and ____5____ pigs and chickens in the valleys(山谷). They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed ____6____ to keep themselves warm in winter, to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared because there was not enough food for them. Most of the wolves and tigers disappeared ,____7_____. Monkeys and many other animals soon ____8_____ in the same way.

   You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong_____9_____ in the zoos. But there are still about 36 different animals ___10_____ there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals ____11____ a rich brown coat and a white patch (斑點(diǎn)) under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet(英尺) ____12______. They ___13_____ a noise rather like a dog barking. There are now not many barking deer ____14____. So it is important ___15____ people to protect wild animals.

1.  A. work             B. study           C. live             D. enjoy

2   A. many                   B. a few           C. no              D. much

3.  A. other             B. others           C. the other        D. another

4.  A. people            B. animals          C. plants           D. things

5.  A. grew                    B. made           C. got             D. kept

6.  A. fire               B. hotness          C. heat             D. light

7.  A. too               B. also             C. either                   D. /

8.  A. lived              B. died            C. came           D. left

9.  A. besides            B except           C. with            D. against

10.  A. live              B. to live             C. lived             D. living

11.  A. about           B. without          C. with            D. between

12.  A. tall             B. high            C. shot             D. small

13.  A. show           B. bring            C. make           D. take

14.  A lived             B. left              C. stayed           D. stood

15.  A. to              B. for             C. like              D. of