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To make room for agriculture, trees and other plants are often cleared away so that farmers have space to grow crops. The clearing of forests forces many animals from their homes. They often flee the area in search of a new place to live. There is a big downside to that. Some of those animals are natural predators. They control pest populations. They can help to clear the fields of rats, mice, and other rodents that eat and damage crops.
This happened at one small farming village in Indonesia. After land was cleared for farming, rats and mice began appearing in large numbers. Villagers tried to target the animals by smoking them out and hunting them. But the villagers were unsuccessful.
So, one farmer decided to try another method- a natural one.
Pujo Arto brought owls to his farm. Owls, after all, are experts at hunting rodents. It is what they do. And it worked! However, Pujo Arto didn't stop with his own field. He set up a Natural Predator Program. Now, owls are busy catching rats and mice in the fields around the village of Tlogoweru. There is a huge upside: no need for chemical pesticides which can harm not only rodents, but other creatures.
In 2011, the Indonesian man began setting up boxes where the owls live. He is also raising owlets in the village. After about four months, the young birds are released. These facilities have raised more than owls. They have also raised awareness in the community about the importance of owls. They raised awareness within their community by building homes for those owls. At the same time, government officials helped to create laws to protect those owls.
In addition to controlling pests naturally, there is another upside to the program. His village is now a popular stop for eco-tourists. People interested in learning more about owls, wildlife protection and natural pest control come to his village to learn more.
1.Why did the owls get away from the land around the village?
A. There was no food to eat.
B. There were too many rats and mice.
C. They were smoked away.
D. They had no place to live.
2.Natural Predator Program is .
A. to use owls to catch the crop-damaging rodents
B. to attract eco-tourists to the village
C. to raise awareness of protecting forests
D. to control pests by using chemical pesticides
3.Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
a. introducing owls
b. pests being controlled naturally
c. rodents appearing in large numbers.
d. clearing forests
A. abcd
B. bcda
C. dcab
D. dabc
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The importance of protecting owls.
B. Indonesian village uses owls to protect crops.
C. The advantages of using natural predators in agriculture.
D. The government's role in using owls to control pests.
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