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　　Where did all the tigers go? That’s what Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to know．India’s Sariska Project Tiger Reserve, once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none．Singh has ordered a police investigation into the 　　1　　 ，and created a new taskforce to save the 　　2　　 animals．

　　Tigers are an endangered species(物种)．Half of the world’s tiger 　　3　　 live in India．For years, tigers have been disappearing from India’s national parks, but Sariska may be the last straw．And the government has to react．

　　On Thursday, Singh held the first meeting of 　　4　　 officials, wildlife experts, and related leaders, aiming to count the nation’s remaining tigers, and to come up with a plan to keep them safe．

　　It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing．Poachers(偷猎者)can 　　5　　 the big cats for ＄50,000 each．Tiger skin and bones are popular in Chinese 　　6　　．A single tiger tooth can fetch ＄120．Recently, a group of poachers admitted killing ten tigers in Sariska and were 　　7　　．

　　“Indian tiger poaching is probably the biggest conservation problem in modern times．” said Belinda Wright, the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India．

　　However, poaching isn’t the only 　　8　　．Many poachers use advanced technologies, like night glasses and long–range binoculars．Forest security officers are paid so 　　9　　 that few of them bother to track down the poachers．Even if a security guard were to find a poacher, many carry only a stick to make him obey the law．

　　Tiger fans hope that Singh’s plans mean end for the poachers and 　　10　　 for the endangered species．

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　　There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake．

　　On the day before bass(巴斯鱼)season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms．Then he tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵)and put it into the lake．Suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure．His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank．Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water．It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass．

　　The boy and his father looked at the big fish．The father lit a match and looked at his watch．It was 10 pm－two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy．“You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said．

　　“Dad!” cried the boy．“There will be other fish,” said his father．“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy．He looked around the lake．No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moon-light．He looked again at his father．

　　Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed．He threw the huge bass into the black water．

　　The big fish disappeared．The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish．That was 34 years ago．Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City．He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place．

　　And he was right．He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago．But he does see that same fish．．．again and again．．．every time he has an ethical(道德的)decision to make．For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult．

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　　The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge．The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and the street lamp gave little light．

　　Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement(人行道)．When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him．He looked back but could see no one．However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly．Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly．There was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this．

　　Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him．By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels(紧跟在后)．He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat．A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen．Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm．The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was．Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way．

　　Then Frank wondered why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour．

　　He knew that the people who lived there were very rich．Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger quickly．The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the windows．A light was still on and the man waited until it went out．When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side．

　　Now Frank realized what was going to happen．He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the corner．

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