Read the article about the ostrich. Choose the best word for each space.
THE OSTRICH
The ostrich is the ……… (1) bird in the world, and an adult can be more ……… (2) 90 kilos. Most wild ostriches live ……… (3) southern Africa, but there are only a ……… (4) of them left. Like all birds, ostriches have wings, ……… (5) they cannot fly. They use ……… (6) wings to help them turn when they are running. Ostriches can run very fast, from 65 to 90 kilometres ……… (7) hour, so it is very difficult ……… (8) other animals to catch them. Baby ostriches are the same size as chickens and take about 3 years to become adults. Ostriches ……… (9) plants and can live for many days without water.
1. A. large B. larger C. largest
2. A. than B. of C. like
3. A. on B. in C. at
4. A. few B. little C. lot
5. A. or B. and C. but
6. A. them B. their C. its
7. A. a B. an C. one
8. A. for B. to C. by
9. A. ate B. eats C. eat