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ut now there is no forest left. Many animals were living in the city. The 36 began to die out. Farmers grew rice and 37 pigs and chickens there. They cut down trees and burnt them. They needed 38 to keep themselves warm in winter and cook their food. Elephants 39 disappeared because there was not enough food for them. 40 did wolves and tigers. Monkeys and other animals soon died out in the same way. You might think that there are no longer any animals in the city 41 in the zoos. But there are still over 30 different kinds of animals 42 there. One of the animals is the barking deer. They are beautiful little animals 43 rich brown fur and a white spot under the tail. They look like deer but they are smaller. They make a noise like a dog 44 .Now there are not many barking deer left. So it is important 45 people to protect wild animals. Do you think so? 36. A. people B. plants C. vegetables D. things 37. A. grew B. made C. got D. fed 38. A. sunlight B. air C. water D. fire 39. A. quick B. quickly C. fast D. fastly 40. A. So B. Such C. None D. Nor 41. A. besides B. except C. and D. or 42. A. causing B. sailing C. chasing D. living 43. A. have B. without C. with D. get 44. A. barking B. crying C. shouting D. talking 45. A. to B. for C. like D. of 四 、 閱讀理解 ( 每小題 2 分,滿分 30 分) A Once there was a parrot (鸚鵡 ) on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it. One day a man went into the store. “That’s a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner. “But why is it so expensive? Is it an unusual bird?” “No, it’s not very unusual. It’s expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said. “I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked. The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those strings tied to each of the bird’s legs?” “Yes,” the man answered. “Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him.“That will make the parrot talk.” The man asked, “Do you mind if I try?” “Not at all,” the pet store owner said. The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.” The man pulled the string on the parrot’s right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?” “That’s not very interesting,” said the man.“Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?” “I’ll fall off my perch, you fool!”the parrot said. 46. The parrot was expensive because _______ . A. it was pretty beautiful B. it could talk with people C. it was a very unusual bird D. it was in the middle of the store 47. The parrot would talk when _______. A. people came into the pet store B. it saw the pet store owner C. people said it was beautiful D. people pulled the