Tibetan antelopes live on the plains of Tibet，Xinjiang，and Qinghai. （1）

Watching

Watching

（watch） them move slowly across the green grass，I （2）

am struck

am struck

（strike） by their beauty.I'm also reminded of the danger they are in.They are being hunted，illegally，for their （3）

valuable

valuable

（value） fur.
    My guide is Zhaxi， （4）

a

a

villager from Changtang.He works at the Changtang National Nature Reserve.The reserve is a shelter （5）

for

for

the animals and plants of northwestern Tibet.To Zhaxi，the land is sacred and protecting the wildlife is a way of life. "We're not trying （6）

to save

to save

（save） the animals." he says. " （7）

Actually

Actually

（actual） ，we're trying to save（8）

ourselves

ourselves

（us） ."
    The 1980s and 1990s were bad times for the Tibetan antelope.The population dropped by more than 50 percent.Hunters were shooting antelopes to make profits.Their （9）

habitats

habitats

（habitat） were becoming smaller （10）

as/because

as/because

new roads and railways were built.