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The study of animals in parks and in the wild has given a deeper knowledge of their habits: the result has been a great (36) in the way they are treated, housed and bred. For example, most animals are now kept in (37) because it has been discovered that, like people, they are happier in the company of their fellows. It has been recognised also that as they are complicated creatures, keeping them happy enough to (38) and multiply in captivity (囚禁) is a complicated operation. Zoo directors, keepers, and veterinarians (兽 医) have (39) stories to tell about the problems that have to be (40) before romance (浪漫故事) can bloom in the zoo. Some animals will not breed without a special diet; others must feel far from human separation, and others need large spaces for their courtship dances. Some males insist on (41) to win their mate. Then there is the question of personal (42) , as was demonstrated by the female panda of the London Zoo, and the male panda in Moscow. After long and difficult discussions between representatives of the two countries involved, it was (43) decided that two bears would take turns flying to each other’s residence in England and in Russia. The humans went to considerable expenses and (44) to bring the bears together, but they could not get them interested in each other. It seems that all pandas are hard to please; the Washington Zoo has been (45) with its own pair for years, without much result.
A. countless E. eventually I. recognised M. unwillingly
B. struggling F. scarce J. easy N. preferences
C. fighting G. trouble R. flourish O. succeed
D. solved H. groups L. improvement

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B
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One of the most common images of an advanced, Western-style culture is that of a busy, traffic-filled city. Since their first (26) on American roadways, automobiles have become a (27) of progress, a source of thousands of jobs, and an almost inalienable right for citizens’ personal freedom of movement. In recent decades, our love affair with the car is being (28) directly to the developing world, and it is increasingly apparent that this transfer is (29) disaster. America’s almost complete dependence on automobiles has been a terrible mistake. As late as the 1950s,’ a large (30) of the American public used mass transit. A (31) of public policy decisions and corporate scheming saw to it that countless convenient and efficient urban streetcar and intra-city rail system were dismantled (拆除). Our air quality now (32) from the effects of pollutants emitted directly from our cars. Our lives have been planned along a road grid — homes far from work, shopping far from everything, with ugly stretches of concrete and blacktop in between. Developing countries are copying Western-style transportation systems down to the last detail. The problems caused by motorized vehicles in the West are often (33) in developing nations. Pollution control measures are either not strict or nonexistent, leading to choking clouds of smog. Gasoline still contains lead, which is (34) poisonous to humans. Movement in some cities comes to a virtual standstill as motorized traffic (35) with bicycles and pedestrians. In addition to pollution and traffic jams, auto safety is a critical issue in developing nations.