Mammals In The Sea 

Most _______________ of mammals live on land. But mammal  ____________ like

whales, dolphins, seals and sea-lions live in the  sea. ____________ they can stay in water
for long _____________  
of time. Like all other mammals, they breathe air and need to surface  surface from time to
time to breathe.  
People often ____________ whales for fish because they look  so much like fish. Being
mammals, whales have hair, they are warm blooded and their __________ drink milk from
their mothers' bodies.  If a whale stays __________ too long, it will drown. Although whales 
are big, most of them do not eat big things ______________ whales'  throats are very
narrow.  
Dolphins are small whales. They are playful and often _______  out of the water. Seals
and sea lions are slightly ___________ from  whales. They are ____________ to come to
land and ___________  about on their fin-feet. 

Watches From Switzerland 

The Swiss are ________________ for making watches. They  _________ about half
of the watches in the world. The _________  where watches are manufactured are brightly
lit and clean.  The _____________ in the factory wear white coats and work  on long
tables. Each worker does a little bit of work on each watch.  This is called an
____________ line. Carefully, ____________ by  piece, they put them __________ to
make a watch. Some workers  use ____________ glasses to help them see small objects. 
Switzerland does not have iron, coal or oil that are needed for  heavy
_______________. But the country does have lots of highly  ______________ workers.
The Swiss produce valuable items that  _______________ little raw materials but lots of
skills. This makes  Switzerland a ____________ country. 

Cried "Wolf !" 

There was once a ____________ boy who tendered his sheep  everyday. As the sheep
grazed the ______________, he sat idly by  staring into the sky most of the time. But he
___________ for some  excitment and one day an idea came into his ____________.  
"Wolf! Wolf!" he shouted as loud as he ____________.  On hearing the
shepherd boy's cry for ________, the villagers  rushed into the field to save him. But when
they __________, they  saw no wolf but the boy roaring with ____________. The
villagers  did not think it was funny and all left feeling very upset.  The next week,
the shepherd boy __________ the same trick  on the villagers again. This time, the
villagers again rushed to help  him only to find they were fooled once more and the boy
laughing  louder than ____________.  
 The next day, a wolf really came to _________ the shepherd  boy's sheep. "Wolf!
Wolf!" the boy yelled and yelled and yelled.  When the villagers heard the boy
yelling, they ___________  him. They thought he must be playing his trick again. 

The Internet is a network which links computers _____________  all over the world.
It ______________ one computer in one country to  communicate with another
computer, possibly in another country.  There are over sixty million Internet
_____________ in the world  today. People communicate with one ____________
using electronic  mail or email for short. This _____________ of communication is
fast,  efficient and cheap.  
Many companies and individuals __________ information on the  Internet for
everybody to access. The Internet has thus ___________  a valuable source of
information where practically anything ________  the sun can be found. Many
people __________ or "surf" the Internet  regularly for information. One good
example is that you ___________  obtained this worksheet from the Internet.  
You can also ____________ the latest news or sports results on  the Internet without
__________ to wait for the next day's newspaper  reports.  
Many companies also use the Internet to ______________ their  customers about
themselves and their __________. Very often, they  also provide information on job
_________ in their organization. The  Internet is also the best place for anyone to
express their creativity.

Animals Survival 

Animals communicate _________ their own species for survival.  Most animals use
_____________ to communicate. Birds have song organs called syrinxes which can
_____________ a range of sounds.  
Human beings converse by _______________ to one another using  words.  
When a good source of nectar is ____________, the honeybee  will fly back to its
____________ and perform a waggling dance that  only bees can ____________. The
location, distance and quality of  the ____________ is communicated through the waggling
dance.  Animals also protect __________ from predators. Some insects  rely on camouflage
to ___________ attacks. A spiny stick insect will  stay very ___________ among foliage to
resemble a cluster of dead  leaves. Different animals adopt different methods to
____________  their survival. 

EXTRA SENSES 

Apart ______________ their usual sense organs, animals often  develop special sense
organs. These ___________ give them extra  sensitivity and information about the
___________ around them and  are often needed for survival.  
Dogs have the most amazing sense of ____________. Inside a  dog's muzzle, there is a large
space that _____________ scents and  passes the sensory information to the ___________.
Moisture inside  the nose ______ to dissolve scent particles, this enhances detection  of the
smell. Interpreting scents takes up a large ____________ of a  dog's brain activities.  
Snakes have an organ at the roof of their mouths ___________  the Jacobson's organ. A
snake collects chemical particles ________  its tongue and transfers them to sensory
_________________ in the  Jacobson's organ for the chemicals to be detected.  
Human beings do not develop extra sense organs. Often when  one of the senses is
_____________, the other senses can become  more sensitive to overcome deficiencies. 

A Boiler Explosion 

Two technicians and a factory supervisor were __________ in  hospital with severe burns
after a ___________ boiler exploded in a  chemical plant early yesterday morning. The plant
is not _________  
yet and the three workers were ____________ trial runs.  A flash fire followed by an
explosion _____________ inside the  furnace of the boiler. This ___________ in the
collapse of the boiler  structure and high-pressure steam was ________________ into the 
atmosphere.  
The fire brigade arrived ______________ minutes and brought  the fire under control within
___________ hour. The injured workers  are reported to be in critical but stable
___________. Meanwhile the  company is conducting investigations into the
_____________ of the  
explosion and promised to fully _____________ the injured workers  and their families. 

Guarding Christmas Trees 

Thieves have ____________ a major British supermarket chain  store to call in a squad of
army veterans. These ____________, clad  in camouflage outfits and equipped with night
___________ goggles,  are being employed to _________ a plot of woodland with thousands 
of Christmas trees.  
As the festive season ___________ near, the conifer trees have  become more valuable. A
truckload of these trees can ____________  tens of thousands of dollars. ________ by theives
are well organised  and stolen trees are extremely easy to _________ as there are many 
buyers. In previous years, truckloads of trees have ______________  stolen overnight.  
The soldiers have already put their army ____________ to good  use by building hideouts of
foliage _________ which they can survey  the estate. However, the guards are ___________
strict orders not to  shoot or injured the thieves. This is best left to the police. 

Primates 

Monkeys, apes and humans are mammals which fall ________  the primate category.
Primates are ________ most intelligent group  of animals. To _______ their environment,
they have characteristics  like forward ___________ eyes for judging distances and
opposing  
thumbs for ____________ things.  

Gorillas live in ____________ lowland rainforests or high up in  the mountains. Gorillas are
heavy in __________. They spend most  of their time on the __________ walking on their
feet and fore limbs  knuckles. Although gorillas look big and fearsome, they _________  are
vegetarians.  
Orang utans, like gorillas and gibbons, are __________. They  are shy solitary primates.
They are _______________ mainly in the  rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in Asia. They
____________ all  their lives living on trees. 

Birds 

Birds are the largest animals that are ___________ to fly. They  have streamlined
__________ and flat feathers to reduce resistance  during flight. Their hollow bones
____________ body weight.  All birds lay eggs. Their eggs are ___________ in a hard
shell.  Some birds like the ostriches have wings but __________ fly. They  have other
abilities like strong and powerful legs for ____________  away from predators.  
Every bird has ___________ own distinctive egg. But all eggs  are pointed at one end and
round at the _____________. This is to  _______________ the eggs from rolling in any
direction and hence,  rolling off the nest.  
The hard, pointed mouth of a bird is known as the _________  or beak. The shape and size
of the beak __________ on its eating  ____________. The eagle with its hooked beak is
ideal for tearing  flesh. 

Members of the Vietnamese national women’s football team have just returned home after
earning a berth at the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time and (1) _____ fifth at the
recently concluded 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. This goes to (2) ______ that women’s
football has (3) ______ miracles after more than three decades of establishment and
development.
Although many players tested positive for COVID-19 in late 2021, the team did not (4)
______ to the challenge and qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC Asian Cup. After
losing 1-3 to China, Vietnam had to compete in the play-off round to vie (5) ______ a ticket
to the 2023 World Cup. The team showed dominance against Thailand with a 2-0 victory,
and gained a convincing 2-1 win against Chinese Taipei, making (6) ______ for having the
first appearance in the Women’s World Cup.
With this outstanding achievement, the team, (7)_____ head coach Chung, has been
presented with the Labour Orders. Meanwhile, the officials of VFF have also promised to
create the best (8) _____ for the squad to train and compete abroad.