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We could all see the Murray River slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone. I couldn't believe
that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.
One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅)
on the bank. I rushed down the river and saw all mud-no water. The fish were just lying there, dying. I looked
up to see if my friend was there. There was the nest but no eagle (鹰) I called out to her with my special
whistle which I made out of steel.
Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she
was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep's
wool in the side of her talon (利爪). It was deadly quiet by the river bank, except for some sound from my dog.
And also I couldn't see one native animal or bird.
When I walked inside the kitchen, Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. "It's time for us to move,
son, because the river can no longer support us," said Dad. I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes,
and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot, I said goodbye to my eagle, crying.
When it was time to go, I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons, going away to try
and find another home, just like us.
1. Owing to the fact that _____ the eagle looked thinner.
A. there was not enough food for her
B. the eagle was seriously sick
C. the eagle lost many of his friends
D. the eagle had to feed its children
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. it was winter when the writer went away
B. the eagle lived on the ground beside the writer's house
C. some native animals and birds still lived in the place
D. neither the writer nor his parents wanted to leave
3. The underlined word "chicks" in the last paragraph refers to "_____."
A. the eagle's nest beside the river
B. the writer's pet dog
C. the eagle's children
D. the eagle's food.
4. The main idea of this passage is _____.
A. the author's idea about being away from the Murray River
B. the author's feeling about being away from his homeland and friend
C. the author's travel away from his hometown
D. the author's plan to leave for a new place
