CanaboyhaveaMAMAandnotaMOTHER?TexClarkdid.Hedidn'thavear(1)home.Hisfatherandmotherweredead.Hehadtoworkfromanearlya(2).Thenonedayacircus(马戏团)foundhimandlethimj(3)

Question

   Can a boy have a MAMA and not a MOTHER? Tex Clark did. He didn't have a r (1)       home. His father and mother were dead. He had to work from an early a        (2) . Then one day a circus (马戏团) found him and let him j (3)       it. He was luckier than many children without p (4)       The only place for him to sleep was the elephant's pen (畜栏) .There Tex found the elephant named Mama. Mama seemed f (5)       to him and looked after him.

  Tex had to work hard. At night he was always very t (6)       He would return to the pen. And Mama would cover him with hay (干草) and touch his face with her trunk (象鼻) .Tex felt better. Mama c (7)       about him!

  Tex left the circus after a while. He was asked to work at the zoo in Kansas City. He was very good with a        (8) . And very soon he became the t (9)       man. Tex made the zoo one of the best in the country.

  The children of Kansas City liked the zoo. And they liked the man who brought them such a nice place to e (10)       themselves.

1. r       2. a       3. j          4. p      5. f        

6. t       7. c       8. a       9. t       10. e       

Answer 1

1. real   2. age   3. join   4. parents   5. friendly   6. tired   7. cared   8. animals   9. top   10. enjoy