完型填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分）
People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different __ . Some people use pigeons for ____. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.
Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially____. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ____ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ____ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other ____ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____. They also have another ____ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying _____.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ____. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main ____ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People love pigeons so much that they even take them ____ when they move to a new country. They ____ these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.
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