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 L1-(2):A Puma at large

Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

weərˈɛvər ɪt wɛnt, ɪt lɛft bɪˈhaɪnd ɪt ə treɪl ɒv dɛd dɪər ænd smɔːl ˈænɪməlz laɪk ˈræbɪts. pɔː prɪnts wɜː siːn ɪn ə ˈnʌmbər ɒvˈpleɪsɪz ænd ˈpjuːmə fɜː wɒz faʊnd ˈklɪŋɪŋ tuː ˈbʊʃɪz. ˈsɛvrəl ˈpiːpl kəmˈpleɪnd ɒv kæt-laɪk ˈnɔɪzɪz æt naɪt ænd ə ˈbɪznɪsmən ɒnə ˈfɪʃɪŋ trɪp sɔː ðə ˈpjuːmə ʌp ə triː. ði ˈɛkspɜːts wɜː naʊ ˈfʊli kənˈvɪnst ðæt ði ˈænɪməl wɒz ə ˈpjuːmə, bʌt weə hæd ɪt kʌmfrɒm ? æz nəʊ ˈpjuːməz hæd biːn rɪˈpɔːtɪd ˈmɪsɪŋ frɒm ˈɛni zuː ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri, ðɪs wʌn mʌst hæv biːn ɪn ðə pəˈzɛʃən ɒv ə ˈpraɪvɪtkəˈlɛktər ænd ˈsʌmhaʊ ˈmænɪʤd tuː ɪsˈkeɪp. ðə hʌnt wɛnt ɒn fɔː ˈsɛvrəl wiːks, bʌt ðə ˈpjuːmə wɒz nɒt kɔːt. ɪt ɪz dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ tuːθɪŋk ðæt ə ˈdeɪnʤrəs waɪld ˈænɪməl ɪz stɪl æt lɑːʤ ɪn ðə ˈkwaɪət ˈkʌntrɪˌsaɪd.

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：cling 粘，convince使..信服，disturb令人不安的，trail一串，一系列，in the possession of

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