1 . The giraffe has a very long neck and four long and thin legs. It is the tallest living animal on land. Its front legs are _______ than its back legs. An adult (成年的) giraffe can be five meters tall. It can run very _______—about 30 miles an hour. It is brown and yellow.

Giraffes are from Africa. They can _______ up to 25 years in the wild. They do not like being alone and they live in groups of six or more. To find food, they travel over _______ large area and don’t have a fixed (固定的) home. They spend most of a day _______. The leaves, flowers and fruit at the top of trees _______ their main food, and they also eat grass and plants.

A mother giraffe is pregnant (怀孕的) for about 15 months and only has one baby. It gives birth while standing up. _______ a baby giraffe’s first experience in the world is to fall several meters _______ the ground! Within one hour of being born, the baby giraffe is on its feet searching for milk from _______ mother. The baby giraffe can weigh 60 kilos at birth and stops growing when it is ________ years old.

2 . Almost all animals need to sleep to stay healthy. But sleeping can also be dangerous because other animals ________ hurt those who are sleeping. So, we can find ________ many different ways of sleeping help them stay safe. You may be ________ by some of these way.

Some ducks sleep with just half of ________ brains. They often sleep in ________ line. The ducks at both ends help keep the group safe. They keep one eye open to watch for ________ . The ducks in the middle sleep ________ with both eyes closed.

Seals breathe air, but that doesn’t stop some of them from ________ underwater. They hold their breath and dive deep to sleep. Sleeping deep underwater ________ these seals stay safe from dangerous animals that hunt them near the surface.

Horses often sleep standing up. Their legs lock in place so they don’t fall ________ . If a horse is lying down, it takes a long time ________ up. A horse can run from danger more quickly ________ it is already standing.

A flamingo can sleep while standing on one leg. The standing leg locks so it says straight. ________ leg remains close to the flamingo’s body. Its head rests on its back.

Some seabirds can sleep while they ________ . These large birds spend most of their lives over the ocean. They are in danger on the water, ________ they are safe in the air. They fly for many hours without flapping (拍打) their wings.

Would you like to sleep how they sleep?

3 . Tourists these days are crowding into the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo to   see a monkey that looks like Beckham, one of _____ in the world. The lovely _____ monkey has become the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo's own new celebrity. The monkey has a lot of hair, and she is very lovely. The most interesting thing is that she looks a lot like David Beckham. That’s why now the little monkey attracts _____ tourists who are rushing into the zoo to see her. Zookeepers are _____ at the resemblance between the little monkey and Beckham. So they   give the little monkey _____ very special name - Harper Seven _____ football star's little daughter's.

In fact, Harper Seven, the lovely monkey, was left alone as soon as she _____ born. Her mother died. She was very tiny _____ she first arrived at the zoo. Luckily, the zookeepers quickly stepped to care _____ her. But Seven might never ______ into an existing group because she was abandoned (被抛弃的). So the keepers had to raise her ______.   After just two or three months, she was much healthier. Now Harper Seven is strong enough ______ on her own. The keepers said that she ______ have contact with the outside world now and she does well in it. She enjoys ______ with people very much. So far, she ______ millions of fans from all over the world, just like Beckham.

4 . Tourists these days are crowding into the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo to see a monkey that looks like Beckham, one of _____ most famous football players in the world. The lovely _____ monkey has become the Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo’s own new celebrity（名人）.

The monkey _____ a lot of hair, and she is very lovely. The most interesting thing is that she looks a lot like David Beckham. That’s why now the little monkey attracts _____ tourists who are rushing into the zoo to see her. Zookeepers are _____ at the resemblance（相似） between the little monkey and Beckham. So _____ give the little monkey a very special name – Harper Seven _____ is the same of the football star’s little daughter’s.

In fact, Harper Seven, the lovely monkey, was left alone as soon as she _____ born. Her mother died. She was very tiny _____ she first arrived at the zoo. Luckily, the zookeepers quickly stepped to care ______ her. But seven might never ______ into an existing group because she was abandoned（被抛弃的）. So the keepers had to raise her ______ After just two or three months, she was much healthier. Now Harper Seven is strong enough ______ on her own. The keepers said that she ______ have contact with the outside world now and she does well in it. She enjoys ______ with people very much. She has got a lot of fans from all over the world, just like Beckham.