Flamingos are a very unusual kind of bird. They do not look _________any other bird. A: after B: like C: at
B: like
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Their legs are very long and thin, and their necks are the shape of a letter ‘s’. But____strangest thing about flamingos is that they are pink! A: a. B: the C: an
B: the
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are ______flamingos pink? Because of their food. Flamingos live in and around lakes and seas and they eat small creatures from the water. A: Where B: Which C: Why
C: Why
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__________little creatures have lots of something called carotenoids in them. A: Both B: These C: Any
B: These
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Carotenoids give carrots their orange colour, and carotenoids ___ flamingos pink.A: make B: made C: making
A: Make
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Flamingos live in large groups. ___________groups have thousands of flamingos in them. A: Some B: Every C: That
A: Some
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They often all__________ on one leg in the water. A: standing B: stands C: stand
C: stand
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It is really amazing _______ you see hundreds of them flying above you A: so B: when C: before
B: when
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Many flamingos can live for 40 ______ 50 years. A: or B: and C: if
B: and
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But one flamingo lived in a zoo until it ________ over 83 years old!A: BEEN B: WAS C: IS
B: was
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You may be one of the many young people who want to travel into space. So_______you the right kind of person to be an astronaut? A: do B: have C: are
C: are
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First, you must be very sure that this is the job you want because astronauts have to study and work hard_____many years before they are ready to go into space. A:at B: in C: for
C: for
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You must like and be good at science and engineering because______ astronauts have to study these subjects. A: every B: all C: both
B: all
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______ you want to be an astronaut, you also have to be strong. A: If B: So C: Or
A: If
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You can’t get ill because there aren’t ________ hospitals to go to! A: some B: any C: a
B: any
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Of course, astronauts should not be afraid of flying! Many of them have_______ as pilots before they start learning to be astronauts. A: worked B: works C: working
