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A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of the passage? Topic :

pandas in the wild

pandas in the zoo
pandas’ habitat Main idea :

pandas’ behavior

2. When did Tian Tian arrive at the Smithsonian
st
National Zoo? 1 Major point :
in 1970

in 1972
in 2000 Details :

in 2002

3. What was a baby Panda like when he was born at the
National Zoo?

covered with hair
nd
blind 2 Major point :
crying out loudly
heavy

Details :
4. What was the cub’s name?

Mei Xiang
Tian Tian

Tai Shan
Mei Shan
3 Major point :
rd
B. Check True or False.

1. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the

wild. Details :

2. The San Diego Zoo has never had a

successful panda cub birth.

3. Chinese government once gave Pandas as

a gift.

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