Elephant shrews (or ‘sengi’) don’t have much VARIAGE in their diets. Insects such as termites and ants make up almost 75–99% of their diet.

Only OCCASIONLY will cats be sociable with other cats or humans. This makes it almost impossible to put cats together into a group.

Even though scorpions are POISONING , their poison can be converted into a substance that stops pain by grasshopper mice.

The albatross is a true INHABITIST of the sky. They can spend months and months out at sea and only return to land to breed.

It’s always really annoying when you _____________ watching a film and your mobile rings.

When I was younger, I would go to the cinema _________ week. Now I rarely go at all.

There has been a SHORTISM of albatrosses in recent years because their species is threatened by a kind of fishing called ‘longline fi shing’.

I always do my homework ______________ . Sometimes, I even do it on the bus on the way to school.

When I ____________________ leaving my home, I often suddenly realise that I have forgotten something.

When I am writing in English, ______________ I always plan what I want to write.

I’ve been studying really hard at school this year because I want good grades. If I keep working hard, hopefully they’ll get better, __________________ .

Although I am often late, fortunately,I _______ always __________for important occasions.

Grasshopper mice that have been brought up by two parents have different BEHAVIOUR patterns to those that are brought up by one parent. For one thing, it is said that they are more aggressive.