中級閱讀模擬測驗　第二十一回

Last spring a school in Taipei placed a bee 11 on its roof. The students were nervous at first, but the insects were calm. Bees only sting when they feel their home is in danger. Every morning the class watched the workers fly to nearby trees in 12 and return covered in yellow dust. By June the school had collected six kilos of honey. Their teacher says the project has done more than produce food: the children can now name five 13 of bee, and they no longer 14 back when an insect lands on a 15 near them.

When a bear 16 loses its mother, a rescue centre must decide quickly. Feeding it is the easy part. The hard part is keeping it wild. Keepers wear thick gloves so the animal never links human hands with food, and they stop it from using its 17 on them during play. A young bear that becomes 18 around people cannot be released; it will walk into villages looking for food. Centres therefore keep contact 19 and short. It sounds cold, but the distance is what finally lets the 20 go home to the forest.