The hippo(河马) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making 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.

A．kept B．swept C．bought D．stayed

A．worried B．tired C．scared D．excited

A．under B．across C．along D．into

A．since B．when C．after D．before

A．invented B．found C．appeared D．developed

A．come up B．get up C．eat up D．look up

A．head B．back C．front D．tail

A．juice B．fish C．bread D．food

A．lonely B．angry C．happy D．funny

A．her B．them C．himself D．us