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 | |
小题2: | A.worried | B.tired | C.scared | D.excited | |
小题3: | A.under | B.across | C.along | D.into | |
小题4: | A.since | B.when | C.after | D.before | |
小题5: | A.invented | B.found | C.appeared | D.developed | |
小题6: | A.come up | B.get up | C.eat up | D.look up | |
小题7: | A.head | B.back | C.front | D.tail | |
小题8: | A.juice | B.fish | C.bread | D.food | |
小题9: | A.lonely | B.angry | C.happy | D.funny | |
小题10: | A.her | B.them | C.himself | D.us | |