Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

　　      The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

　　      For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

　　60．Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

　　A. found the butterfly had died out

　　B. won many prizes from his professor

　　C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology

　　D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

　　61．From the passage we know that before Bonnet met Professor Mattoni, he was

　　．

　　A．interested in butterflies B．a tough boy on the streets

　　C．known as Butterfly Man D．a good student in a university

　　62．From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _________.

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