1 Read and match the descriptions and animals. a) emu b) koala c) crocodile d) wombat e) kangaroo
1) This animal can jump more than four metres and travel at seventy kilometers an
hour.
2) This animal lives in the seas and rivers of northern Australia. It is five or six
meters long. It eats fish, animals, kangaroos and, sometimes, people.
3) This animal is a kind of bear with a pocket of skin in which it carries its baby.
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4) This animal eats one kilo of eucalyptus leaves each day and does not drink
water.
5) This animal is two meters tall and is the second largest bird in the world. It cannot
fly, but it can run and fly kilometers an hour.
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The camel was very thirsty. His last drink had been weeks ago. His feet sank in the hot sand and he ___COULD___ hardly move. "When will I reach water?" he thought. "And I __HAVE NOT EATEN_ for ages." It was obvious that if the camel didn’t find any water and food soon, he _WOULD DIE__. He made a few steps toward another dune. It was __EASIER_ to walk along the top of a hill, than along the bottom. At last he __SAW__ something green in the distance. Was it a mirage or an oasis? He hoped for the best and the hope helped _HIM_ move faster. Soon, that distant green colour turned into real trees and grass. There _WAS__ a small stream of water and some palm trees that gave shade. Their wide __LEAVES__ could protect the camel from the sun's rays. Though the sun __WAS SHINING_, it didn’t burn anymore. Unfortunately, it was impossible to stay there forever. A short rest and the camel had to move on towards his destination.

'Surfers Against Sewage' (SAS) was founded in 1990 by water sports enthusiasts in the UK. They are an environmental _ORGANIZATION_ that tries to protect the UK’s oceans and beaches. They say that it may be really _RISKY_ to swim in the seas, and even sunbathe on the beaches because of the pollution. When SAS appeared, it informed people about the problem in quite an _UNUSUAL__ way. They went to public events with their surfboards and handed out leaflets. They _QUICKLY_ attracted the attention of the media and people of Britain. They even managed to put pressure on the _GOVERNMENT_ to forbid dumping waste in the sea, rivers and lakes. The campaign was indeed _SUCCESSFUL_. Officials agreed to spend 8.5 billion pounds on cleaning up Britain’s seas and rivers.

1. It is Saturday evening.

a. is

2. My friends and I are at the disco now.

b. are

3. Look! Helen and Kate are dancing on the dance floor.

a. are

4. Paul is sitting and drinking cola.

b. sitting, drinking

5. My friends are talking and laughing together at the moment.

b. are

6. We go to disco every week.

a. go

7. We don't like staying in on Saturday evenings.

b. don’t like

8. But I was ill last week, so I didn't join my friends then.

a. was, didn’t join

9. I was very disappointed but now I am happy!

b. was, am

10. My car is faster than yours.

a. faster

11. It is the most interesting book of the three.

c. the most interesting

12. Maths is more difficult than History.

a. more difficult

13. Paula is the prettiest girl in the class.

b. prettiest

14. Thursday is the worst day of the week! We have seven lessons.

b. worst