TO VIETNAMESE PEOPLE, WHAT DOES THE GOLDEN BUFFALO SYMBOLIZE

5/ To Vietnamese people, what does the Golden Buffalo symbolize?

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II. Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that

best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Wild animals play an important part in the (1) ________ of nature and supply us with

many important items. Birds and other small animals help control insects. Wild animals

provide food and hobby too. Furthermore, they (2) ________ our surroundings more

interesting. Uncontrolled hunting has destroyed a lot of wildlife and people have

also harmed animals such as the passenger pigeon (3) ________ disappeared

completely.

Others (4) ________ the whooping cranes, the blue whale and the American

alligator are in (5) ________ of dying out. Sometimes it is necessary to keep animals

from becoming too plentiful. For example, rabbits and such rodents as ground squirrels

and mice may cause great damage to crops if they are too abundant. Predators help hold

down the population of their prey.