Panda babies are weak and need tremendous care. 26 pandas are born, they are very small
and delicate. Their average 27 at birth is only about 90 grams. Panda babies are actually
smaller than a mouse. They cannot see or walk. 28 they receive close attention, panda babies
die easily. According to a recent medical study, 61 percent of the pandas that are born in zoos die
29 after birth. The number could be 30 if we did nothing. In China, and in zoos all over
the world, people are trying to help pandas have healthy babies. The 31 is that the panda is an
endangered species. There are almost no pandas left in the 32 . However, we are getting better 共同科目 英文
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at helping pandas have healthy children. This year nine zoo pandas have had a baby so far, and ten
more are 33 . Maybe one day the panda won’t be an endangered species any more. 【題組】29. (A) soon (B) late (C) fast (D) quick