Giraffes

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Giraffes are very tall animals. They have very long tongues. A giraffes tongue can be fifty centimeters long！ Giraffes use their tongues for cleaning themselves. They can even clean their ears with their tongues！ Their tongues are important for other things， too.

A giraffes favorite food is green leaves of the acacia① trees. These trees have sharp thorns②， but the giraffes tongue can go between them. The giraffes long neck is also important because the best 〓〓〓〓 are at the top of the trees. Giraffes love these leaves， and they eat for about eighteen hours every day.

Giraffes live in many countries， but most of them are living in East Africa and the northern parts of Southern Africa. They dont live in wet tropical③ forest.

Answer the questions.

1. Which of the words can be filled in the blank of the article？

A. vegetables              B. leaves              C. fruit                D. food

2. How long can a giraffes tongue be？

A. 20 cm.                   B. 30 cm.      C. 40 cm.              D. 50 cm.

3. Which of the following is Not True？

A. Giraffes like green leaves of the acacia trees best.

B. Giraffes use their tongues for cleaning themselves.

C. Most of giraffes are living in South Africa.

D. Giraffes doesnt like to live in wet tropical forest.

4. Why is a giraffes long neck important？

A. Because they can run faster than any other animals.

B. Because giraffes like green leaves and delicious fruit.

C. Because it is fifty centimeters long and thirty centimeters wide.

D. Because it allows giraffes to reach the leaves high on the trees.

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