For many years alligator skin was popular in the United States for making fashionable shoes and handbags. From 1870 to 1965, at least 10 million alligators we killed in the United States for their skins, Then, in 1967, the government passed laws against hunting alligators. After that, the alligator population began to grow again Now there are
a no mote alligators in the United States.
b. fewer alligators than there were in 1967
c. more alligator skins for making shoes and purses.
d. nearly 2 million alligators in the United States
9. The tulip is a popular flower in gardens around the world, Though Holland is now famous for its tulips, the flowers originally came from Turkey. They were brought to Holland in the seventeenth century and immediately became very fashionable. The Dutch merchants who imported them became wealthy, since they sold the tulips to the
a t very high prices.
b. Turks at very high prices.
c. Turks at very low prices.
d. Dutch at very low prices
10. The yew tree grows very slowly and can live for hundreds of years. In southern England one year, a terrible storm blew down many tall, old yew trees. Some of these beautiful trees were more than 300 years old, New yew trees have been planted, but
a. grow more quickly.
b. only live for a few years
c. be tall and beautiful on after many years.
d. never be as beautiful as the old trees
11. In the past, North American forests were full of chestnut trees. People used chestnuts in cooking in many different ways. They also loved to cook chestnuts over a fire and eat them plain. Then in the early 1900s, a disease killed almost all the trees Now it is hard to find fresh chestnuts in Us. markets, and most chestnuts for sale are usually
a. from North America.
b. diseased.
c. roasted over a fire.
d. imported from Europe.
12. Evergreen trees do not lose their leaves in the autumn like many meaning in trees. The fact that they do not seem to die in winter gives them special some places. In Italy, for example, evergreen trees are associated with the idea of life after death. For this reason, Italians often plant evergreens
a. in cemeteries
b. along streets
c. in long lines.
d. in gardens,