The hippo(河马) is the most erous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from friends with one. Marius Els is 40 years old. He ______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(饲养场),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ____ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake. Marius has kept the hippo_______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could ________ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite ________, apples. Humphrey feels very in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(豺), so now he’s all by . Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now. 小题1: A．kept B．swept C．bought D．stayed 小题2: A．worried B．tired C．scared D．excited 小题3: A．under B．across C．along D．into 小题4: A．since B．when C．after D．before 小题5: A．invented B．found C．appeared D．developed 小题6: A．come up B．get up C．eat up D．look up 小题7: A．head B．back C．front D．tail 小题8: A．juice B．fish C．bread D．food 小题9: A．lonely B．angry C．happy D．funny 小题10: A．her B．them C．himself D．us