trade in tiger parts used for traditional medicines.

　　Now, the serious program has attracted the attention of the World Wild Fund (WWF). It is an international organization, and its conservation partners are working to combat these threats and save the tiger. Together, we can make sure that we leave our children a planet where tigers still roam (徜徉) wild.

9. How many places mentioned in the passage are there no tigers nowadays?

　　A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

10. From the second paragraph, we can see that ________.

　　A. India is the origin of tigers in the whole world

　　B. the loss of living environment is the main problem

　　C. the law for protecting the tigers are not perfect

　　D. human activities most partly result in the loss of tigers

11. According to the passage, WWF is an organization aiming at ________.

　　A. protecting those animals that are endangered

　　B. controlling the number of the dangerous animals

　　C. protecting the children in future from animals' attack

　　D. fighting against international trade breaking the law

12. The underlined word " combat" in the last paragraph probably means "________".

　　A. avoid B. fight C. ignore D. control

　　Generally, grandparents' love for their grandkids is much more in a way than the love for their own children when they were young. They even wouldn't like to say any serious words to their grandkids. That's perhaps because they are becoming old and value life much more. But a new survey shows that they spend totally as much as £7 billion at Christmas on presents and entertaining.

　　The average grandparent spends nearly £600 during the festive season, with 6.5 million grandparents also hosting Christmas dinner, according to insurer Norwich Union. Unsurprisingly, grandchildren are the main beneficiaries (受益者) of this festive spending. Grandparents spend an average of £58 on presents for each grandchild, rising to £650 among those with eight grandchildren. Four out of ten grandparents say they treat their lucky grandkids all year round, spending an average of £200 per grandchild during the year, while 41% admit they spend more on their grandchildren than they do on their children.

　　Daren Carter from Norwich Union Personal Finance, said, "They say that Christmas is a time for giving and our grandparents seem to have enjoyed it. However, all this generosity does come at a cost. A third of grandparents admit that they would buy things for their grandchildren even when they can't afford to do so. Considering that the average weekly income of almost a third of grandparents is less than £300 per household, it may be that this kindness isn't acceptable."

13. This passage may be taken from ________.

　A. a complaining letter B. a research report

　C. the introduction to Christmas D. a magazine

14. How much do grandparents spend for each grandkid at Christmas every year?

　A. £7 billion. B. £600. C. £650. D. £58.

15. From this passage, we can know that ________.

A. grandparents have been complaining about massive cost