Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take flight instantly (31)______ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (32) _______ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times, man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (33) _______ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kinds of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (34) _______as “man’s best friend”, is one of the first animals to have been domesticated. One of the most unusual animals to have been domesticated is the pig. In England long ago, the pig was a wild animal. It was a ferocious and aggressive (35)_______ which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough creature it used to be.
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