"During the June expedition, the team found two mammals, a Mallomys giant rat and a Carcartetus pygmy possum, one of the world's smallest marsupials (有袋动物), both currently under study and apparently new to science," CI said in the statement. "The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat. With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip," said Kristofer Helgen, a scientist with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

　　The scientists also recorded the mating (交尾) displays of several rare and little-known birds for the first time. "It's comforting to know that there is a place on earth so isolated (孤立的) that it remains the absolute realm of wild nature," said CI vice president Bruce Beehler, who led the expedition. "We were pleased to see that this little piece of Eden(伊甸园) remains as attracting as it was when we first visited," he added.

　　CI and LIPI plan another expedition back to the Foja Mountains in late 2008 or 2009. They expect to find additional new species of frogs, mammals, butterflies, and plants.

　　Activists have already warned that the forests in the area are under threat from large-scale forest destruction. Indonesia, which is losing its forests at the world's fastest rate, is struggling to save its rain-forest from being destroyed.

11. The writer's purpose in writing the text is to __________.

A. inform us of more information about mammals in Indonesia

B. encourage more scientists to do more research in Indonesia

C. persuade people to believe there are more species in the world

D. tell readers scientists find two new mammals in Indonesia

12. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.

A. mammals B. Foja Mountains C. scientists D. plants

13. Which of the following was compared to Eden by CI vice president Bruce Beehler?

A. Their camp. B. The Foja Mountains.

C. Wild nature. D. The expedition to Indonesia.

14. Besides the two mammals, what did they see in Indonesia for the first time?

A. The mating displays of rare birds. B. Several new species of frogs.

C. Many different kinds of butterflies. D. A number of little-known plants.

15 Which of the following statements would the writer probably agree to?

A. No scientists had been to Indonesia for an expedition before.

B. Scientists have visited the Foja Mountains twice until now.

C. CI and LIPI will go to the Foja Mountains in 2008 and 2009.

D. Indonesia has taken no measures to protect its rainforest.