There were 12 bronze（青銅）animal heads at the European style（風(fēng)格）in Old Summer Palace （Yuanmingyuan）-Rat，Ox，Tiger, Rabbit，Dragon，Snake，Horse，Sheep，Monkey, Rooster, Dog，and Pig．They were made into fountain（噴泉）and would take turns spouting water every two hours to tell time．

    But the heads were looted（搶） by French and British soldiers in 1860 during the Second Opium War（鴉片戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)）．

    Until now，Pig，Ox，Monkey，Tiger and Horse have returned to China．But Rat and Rabbit beads were auctioned（拍賣）for $17.92 million each．Luckily，Cat Mingchao，a Chinese collector won the auction，but he said he would not pay the money．Why? He said they were looted from China and he is a Chinese．”We will use international and Chinese laws to get the two beads to return to China in all necessary ways，”said Ouyang．However，there are still five bronze heads（Dragon，Snake，Sheep，Rooster，Dog）are unknown now．

    An online survey，by Le Figaro newspaper，showed that more than 80 percent people said the bronze heads should be returned to China，the Europe Daily reported on Wednesday．We should understand why they want the two bronzes back…Just think about how they came to France．

1．__________people think that the bronze heads should be returned to China in the online survey．

A．Most                      B．Few                       C．Half of people         D．All

2．What does the word spouting mean in Chinese?

A．噴                          B．鳴唱                       C．制造                      D．凝固

3．How did the Rat and Rabbit heads go to France?

A．They were looted by Americans．

B．They were sold to France by an auction in 1860．

C．The Qing Dynasty gave them as presents．

D．They were looted by French and British soldiers in the Second Opium War．

4．Cai Mingchao is a Chinese who __________．

A．won the auction that the Rat and Rabbit heads were auctioned

B．made the 12 bronze animal heads

C．bought the heads to China

D．made the online survey

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