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of the verbs in the spaces. All the information is based on the Saving
the Black Rhino web site. Before answering, think about the situation.
Is the condition possible or impossible (contrary to fact)? Is the
situation in the past or present/future? If you (1)____________________(to visit) Africa at the beginning of the 20th Century, you (2)____________________(to see) hundreds of thousands of black rhinos. Now there are only about 4,000 in all of Africa. If people (3)____________________(not to want) the rhinos’ horn, they (4)____________________(not to kill) so many of them. Unfortunately, the demand for rhino horns was very great and most of the rhinos were killed.. Unless poachers (5)____________________(to kill) a rhino, it usually (6)____________________(to live) 50 years. When it (7)____________________(to rain), you (8)____________________(to see) that the black rhino is actually gray. When rhinos (9)____________________(to fight), they often (10)____________________(to use) their horns as clubs. If rhinos (11)____________________(to live) in low-density areas they (12)____________________(to tend) to be more aggressive to other rhinos. If rhinos (13)____________________(to have) a higher birth rate, they (14)____________________(to have) a better chance for survival. Unfortunately, this is not the case. If the experts at Mkomazi (15)____________________(not to work) so hard for so many years, they (16)____________________(not to be) able to create the rhino sanctuary. Luckily, they worked very hard and rhinos were brought to the sanctuary. If the sanctuary (17)____________________(not to have) good security fencing and patrolling, the rhinos (18)____________________(to be) in danger. The fact is that there is excellent fencing and patrolling. If the rhinos (19)____________________(to get) acclimated to the sanctuary, they (20)____________________(to start) breeding. When considering a master plan for saving the black rhinos, if a traditional approach (21)____________________(to take), there (22)____________________(to be) no effective protection for the animals. Luckily, the experts rejected the traditional approach. (23)____________________(to be) droughts not such a danger, the experts (24)____________________(to let) more rhinos live in the sanctuary. The fact is, droughts are a major danger, so the maximum number of rhinos in the sanctuary is limited. If the cliff (25)____________________(not to be) fenced off, it (26)____________________(to be) a real problem. But luckily, it was fenced off. Unless the elephants outside the sanctuary (27)____________________(not to get) water, they (28)____________________(to break) into the sanctuary in the future. If there (29)____________________(not to be) airfields nearby, the experts (30)____________________(not to be) able to fly the rhinos from South Africa. Luckily, there were airfields near Mkomazi. (31a)____________________some Massai tribesmen (31b)____________________(not to be) removed forcibly due to encroachment and overgrazing, there (32)____________________(not to be) resentment against Mkomazi. Unfortunately, the tribesmen were removed, which caused resentment. If Mkomazi (33)____________________(not to organize) the current outreach programs, the Massai tribesmen (34)____________________(not to accept) the park very well. Fortunately, the current outreach programs is very successful. If Mkomazi (35)____________________(to organize) outreach programs in the future, the Massai tribesmen (36)____________________(to continue) to support the park. |
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