Theelephantisthebiggestfour-leggedanimalintheworld.Itisalsoperhapsthegentlestbutnot 1___

Elephants 2 foralongtime---fiftyorSixtyyears.Theyneverforgetsadnessorgreathappiness.Ifafemaleelephantdiesherdaughtersan6hergranddaughtersare 3 formanymonths.

Elephantsliveinfamilies--familiesoffemale(母系家族)Therewillbeafewyoung males---"babyboys".Buttheywillsoon 4 theirfamilieswhentheygrowup.Anelephantfamily 5 onlyitsdaughtersmothersandgrandmothers.

Thefemalesstaytogethera11their_ 6 .Theolderones 7 theyoungones.Themotherteachtheirdaughtersandsetagoodexample.And 8 happenstomaleelephants?Abull(雄)elephantdoesn'toftenhaveafriend.Helives 9 .Sometimesthefemalescallabull.Hecan 10 themthenbutsoonhis"wives"andsisterssendhimawayagain.

1.A.never B.always C.attimes D.atall

2.A.live B.work C.sleep D.walk

3.A.excited B.happy C.sad D.angry

4.A.staywith B.leavefor C.protect D.leave

5.A.hopes B.keeps C.allows D.serves

6.A.times B.life C.lives D.term

7.A.lookat B.lookup C.lookforwardto D.tookafter

8.A.how B.what C.which D.when

9.A.sadly B.hard C.alone D.strongly

10.A.visit B.beat C.receive D.trouble