One of the【C1】______beautiful sights in the bird world is the male peafowl, or peacock, st

One of the【C1】______ beautiful sights in the bird world is the male peafowl, or peacock, strutting (炫耀) proudly【C2】______ with its magnificent【C3】______ raised and its richly【C4】______ tail feathers【C5】______ in the sunlight. The peacock's many colored "tail" is not really a tail at【C6】______. It is a fan【C7】______ of stiff, beautiful feathers. This fan is【C8】______ by the peacock's true tail. In【C9】______ to the glorious plumage, a peacock has a crest of upright feathers on its head.【C10】______, the peahen, or female peafowl, is usually colored a dull brown and has neither【C11】______ nor crest.

The peafowl is a member of the pheasant【C12】______. It may be found【C13】______ wild in the jungles of Asia and of the East Indies. Tame peafowl may be seen in nearly all other parts of the world,【C14】______, although their flesh and their eggs are【C15】______ good for【C16】______ use, they are generally kept【C17】______ ornaments or curiosities in parks and in zoos. Peafowl in a wild state feed【C18】______ grass, grain, frogs, insects and snails. In【C19】______, however, they thrive on grains commonly【C20】______ to poultry.

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A．many

B．more

C．most

D．much