1 . Monday 2nd January
I am in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. I’ve come to see the brown bears, which come to the villages at night to look for food. They walk 20 kilometres a night to get here. A farmer told me that some of his sheep have been killed by bears. But this is unusual. Usually, the bears just take bits of food which people have thrown away. Tonight I hope I’ll see them.
Tuesday 3rd January
Last night I waited with a group of tourists and as it grew dark, we saw the huge black shapes of bears. It seems the bears don’t go for people, unless they are attacked first. They were not afraid of the tourists, who took photos of them. Those clever bears knew where to go for their dinner. They jumped straight into the rubbish, where there was lots of food which people had thrown away.
Wednesday 4th January
Although it’s wonderful to see the bears in the village, it can only mean one thing: their habitat is disappearing. They would prefer to stay hidden in the mountain forests, but the trees have been cut down for firewood. So they cannot find enough food any more.
Thursday 5th January
Today I met the head of the Carpathian Animal Protection Group. He says that there are only about 2,500 bears left, and is worried that they will soon become extinct. Rich people from other countries pay a lot of money to come and shoot the bears for sport. The poor people from these villages need the money. But perhaps they could make more money from the tourists who want to come just watch the bears; and this would continue in the future. Once the bears are all dead, the tourists will stop visiting the village. But if the bears keep visiting the villages, then, perhaps, so will the tourists.
1. The best title for this passage would be _____________.| A．Hungry Brown Bears | B．Brown Bears in the Forest |
| C．Wandering Brown Bears | D．Brown Bears—A Wonder |
| A．the brown bears like to be taken photos of. |
| B．the bears come out at night to look for food |
| C．the bears just take bits of food thrown away |
| D．the bears have attacked a farmer’s sheep |
| A．they shot the bears for sport |
| B．people paid more money to kill them |
| C．more tourists came to see the bears |
| D．the villagers sold the bears’ skins to tourists |
| A．They may be kept in zoos. |
| B．They may become extinct. |
| C．They may keep eating rubbish. |
| D．They may be watched by visitors. |
