There can be something brutal about emergingpale and tired from an overnight flight into the bright African sun. However, when you are met by a struslut dd'enly seems a whole lot better. When Customs and on to the runway to a waiting plane, life 5_,0 ,..,tting the queues at Customs and you are on a short break, every hour matters so we were I I", t' heading to the bush in time for breakfast. The flight nom, from Nairobi lasts less than an hour but is a fascinatingesafaerinyinanitasgelrf, us out of the city and low over the patchwork fields and dark red roads of tl K • took heartland until see reached Mount Kenya. Here suddenly the view changes. The evenprihloint swooped breathtakingly low over the trees pointing out elephants, giraffes, gazelles an rhinos as they scattered beneath us. The tiny shadow of the plane followed us across the dry rugged land. We circled high above our final destination, Loisaba Lodge, before landing neatly on the dirt airstrip. Loisaba Wilderness is a 150sq km, privately managed wildlife conservancy. It is larger than many of Kenya's game parks and a haven for more than 250 species of bird and 50 species of mammal — elephants, buffaloes. The wildlife here, unlike in the game parks, is still wild, and so, far more exciting to see than bored lions sprawled in front of a crowd of tourists in jeeps The lodge perches high on a ridge. From each of the seven rooms, guests can walk out on to their private terrace to marvel at the wildly dramatic view — 61,000 acres of acacia savannah and rocky outcrops lie beneath you. for a drink; Athdriousand feet straight down the escarpment is a watering hole constantly drawing in animals ; shimmering in the far distance swathed in cloud sit the darkly forested foothills of Mount Kenya. It's a view to knock you out, to savour, to return to again and again.
11. Why has the writer written this piece? A. To give information about transportation to savannah in Kenya. B. To inform readers about a short break in Africa. C. To introduce wildlife in Africa. D. To raise awareness of animal conservation. 12. Why was the writer so pleased to be met by the pilot? A. Because he didn't expect the pilot to be so friendly. B. Because the pilot helped him to shorten the time to be spent at the Customs. C. Because without the pilot, he would have no one to fly him to his destination. D. Because he was anxious to be in time for breakfast. 13. What does the writer say about the flight from Nairobi? A. There was not much to see from the plane. B. The pilot flew in a dangerous way. C. They were followed by a smaller plane. D. It offered many impressive views. 14. Who does the writer suggest about Loisaba? A. It is also a game park. B. It is not spoiled by tourists. C It is a national conservancy. D. Tourists drove thpr.
11.
Why has the writer written this piece?
A. To give information about transportation to the savannah in Kenya.
B. To inform readers about a short break in Africa.
C. To introduce wildlife in Africa.
D. To raise awareness of animal conservation.
12.
Why was the writer so pleased to be met by the pilot?
A. Because he didn’t expect the pilot to be so friendly.
B. Because the pilot helped him to shorten the time to be spent at Customs.
C. Because without the pilot, he would have no one to fly him to his destination.
D. Because he was anxious to be in time for breakfast.
13.
What does the writer say about the flight from Nairobi?
A. There was not much to see from the plane.
B. The pilot flew in a dangerous way.
C. They were followed by a smaller plane.
D. It offered many impressive views.
14.
What does the writer suggest about Loisaba?
A. It is also a game park.
B. It is not spoiled by tourists.
C. It is a national conservancy.
D. Tourists drove there themselves.
15.
The sentence "The wildlife here, ... in jeeps" is meant to:
A) Show that wildlife in Loisaba is dangerous to tourists.
B) Emphasize that tourists disturb animals in Loisaba.
C) Contrast Loisaba with more typical, crowded game parks.
D) Suggest that lions are not interesting animals to observe.
