CROCODILES
Crocodiles see well, their eyes are equipped with three eyelids, each having a different function. Their eyeballs slide back out of (1)__________ way during an attack. Should they lose one of their eight-centimetre-long teeth, a replacement is always ready. A crocodile may go through (2)__________ thousand teeth during a lifetime of over seventy years. Crocodiles can not chew, as their teeth are (3)_________ only to penetrate and hold. These animals can attack at any (4)_________ of the year, but they are more active in the warmer months and when in (5)__________ of mates. Underwater, crocodiles (6)___________ their victims at the water’s (7)__________ by sensing any movement in the water. Once they have a hold on their victim, they drag it deep into the water to (8)__________ it. They then crush and swallow it.
Many battles occur over mates. About six weeks after mating, the female (9)__________ a nest, often on the river bank, and (10)__________ about fifty eggs. She then seals the nest for protection and also as a way of (11)_________ the temperature. After ten to twelve weeks the baby crocodiles come out of the eggs: only about one percent of these (12)________ it to adulthood, as thousands die in flooding or are eaten by fish or bigger crocodiles. In an (13)__________ to ensure a source of (14)_________ animals, crocodile farms have been (15)__________ up, and a vast industry now exists in crocodile skin and meat.
1. A. harm’s B. danger’s C. injury’s D. damage’s
2. A. various B. several C. considerable D. numerous
3. A. composed B.constituted C. designed D. styled
4. A. time B. phase C. month D. interval
5. A. discovery B. hunt C. exploration D. search
6. A. prefer B. accept C. propose D. choose
7. A. border B. rim C. edge D. shore
8. A. sink B. drown C. capsize D. soak
9. A. installs B. makes C. manufactures D. produces
10. A. lays B. sets C. drops D. puts
11. A. dominating B. ruling C. imposing D. controlling
12. A. reach B. make C. get D. arrive
13. A. attempt B. action C. aspiration D. alternative
14. A. well B. fine C. fit D. healthy
15. A. put B. taken C. set D. stood
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