Part 4 Practice — Multiple-Choice Cloze

Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They (19) —A — liveB — livesC — living in Africa and Asia. African elephants are bigger (20) —A — thenB — thanC — that Asian elephants, and they also have larger ears.

Elephants eat a lot of food. They can spend up to 16 hours a day eating! They love eating grass, leaves, and fruit, but they do not eat meat (21) —A — soB — ifC — because they are herbivores.

These amazing animals are very smart. They have large brains and they can remember things for a very (22) —A — longB — bigC — tall time. They also live in big family groups. The oldest female elephant is usually the leader of the group, and she shows the others where to find water when it is (23) —A — warmB — hotC — dry.

Many people travel to Africa to see elephants in the wild. It is important to protect them so that people can continue to (24) —A — lookB — watchC — see them in the future.