Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks. to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word or phrase that best fits each blank.
During the tsunami（海啸）disaster of 2004, over 300,000 people died. No one has counted the number of animals 【小题1】（kill）, but we know that it wasn't many. All over the region, before the disaster 【小题2】（strike）, animals were behaving strangely.
Shortly before the tsunami, in Khaolak, Thailand, twelve elephants that were giving tourists rides became upset. They suddenly left their usual habitat, 【小题3】（carry）four surprised Japanese tourists to safety. On the eastern coast of India, flamingos（火烈鸟）, which should be breeding at this time of year, suddenly flew to higher ground. Of the two thousand wild pigs that live in an Indian nature reserve, only one 【小题4】（find）dead after the tsunami.
The idea 【小题5】 the animals are able to predict disasters is nothing new. In fact, it has been well-recorded over the years. Twelve hours before Hurricane Charlie hit Florida in 2004, fourteen sharks left their natural habitat and stayed in deep waters for two weeks. The sharks, which were being observed by US scientists, 【小题6】（never do）this before. They escaped the hurricane.
Unlike human beings, wild animals' senses are sharper and they can feel even 【小题7】（small）changes in the environment. In 【小题8】 words, they see natural warnings that are invisible to the human eye.
The real question is, can we use the reactions of animals 【小题9】（save）ourselves from natural disasters? Animal behavior expert, Rupesh Kaneira, believes: we have no choice. “The technology which we rely on isn't always perfect, and in poorer countries it isn't even available. Animals know the environment better than any of us. 【小题10】 they run for their lives, we must follow.”
