语法填空 One of the world's most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing. Can you guess which one it is? It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it's the giraffe.
In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffes, and they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) in the plains(平原) and forests. "The number of giraffes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fall) by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s," says a new report on endangered wild animals and plants.
Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cut) down many trees to build more houses. And they are also killing the animals {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) their meat. A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature(世界自然保护联盟) says, "Giraffes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disappear) silently in the near future. And it's time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late. "
People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids' books are full of giraffes, and there {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans should stop killing certain endangered wild animals and try to help save them.
