TH, Unit 14

Vasco da Gama was surprised at [　　　　].

• the strange birds which liked to eat fish

• the strange birds which looked like horses

• the strange birds which could swim like fish

Most of the species of penguins live [　　　　].

• in Antarctica

• in the southern oceans

• in the Atlantic Ocean

Thanks to their black and white bodies, [　　　　].

• penguins are not found easily in the water by other animals

• it is easy to tell one species of penguins from another

• penguins appear to be as small as chickens

Emperor penguins have the ability to [　　　　].

• swim to places which are 1,600 kilometers away in 30 days

• stay under water below 600 meters

• stay under water for ten hours without breathing

Penguins in the Falkland Islands decreased a lot in 1867 because [　　　　].

• they were interested in humans

• humans caught them for the oil from their bodies

• the other birds took their eggs too much

The writer says that [　　　　].

• global warming is a smaller problem for penguins than animals like rats and dogs

• the size of penguins got smaller because they could not get enough food

• the number of penguins is decreasing because of global warming