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When you think of interesting animals, you probably (a)   the common cockroach.

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• doesn't picture
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However, although this insect (a)   very pretty, it ​ (b)   pretty amazing.

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They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they (a)   to go through cracks in walls.

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Cockroaches (a)   also tough.

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Next time you (a)   cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests.

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When you think of interesting animals, you probably don't picture the common cockroach. However, although this insect isn't very pretty, it is pretty amazing.

Cockroaches are good at getting around. They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they want to go through cracks in walls. A baby cockroach can flatten itself as thin as a dime. They're fast-moving bugs, too. Traveling at three miles an hour, a cockroach can easily scurry out of the way of looming feet or bug swatters.

Cockroaches are also tough. They can survive a month without food and a week without water. They can even survive for weeks without a head!

Next time you see cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests. After all, the species has been around far longer than people-more than 280 million years, by some estimates. Now that's an old bug!.

What does the text tell us?

• The facts about cockroaches.

• The habits of cockroaches.

• The types of cockroaches.

• The way to get rid of cockroaches.

When you think of interesting animals, you probably don't picture the common cockroach. However, although this insect isn't very pretty, it is pretty amazing.

Cockroaches are good at getting around. They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they want to go through cracks in walls. A baby cockroach can flatten itself as thin as a dime. They're fast-moving bugs, too. Traveling at three miles an hour, a cockroach can easily scurry out of the way of looming feet or bug swatters.

Cockroaches are also tough. They can survive a month without food and a week without water. They can even survive for weeks without a head!

Next time you see cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests. After all, the species has been around far longer than people-more than 280 million years, by some estimates. Now that's an old bug!.

What is the main idea supported by the statement that a cockroach can survive without its head?

• Cockroaches are fast moving.

• Cockroaches are smart.

• Cockroaches are common pests.

• Cockroaches are tough.

When you think of interesting animals, you probably don't picture the common cockroach. However, although this insect isn't very pretty, it is pretty amazing.

Cockroaches are good at getting around. They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they want to go through cracks in walls. A baby cockroach can flatten itself as thin as a dime. They're fast-moving bugs, too. Traveling at three miles an hour, a cockroach can easily scurry out of the way of looming feet or bug swatters.

Cockroaches are also tough. They can survive a month without food and a week without water. They can even survive for weeks without a head!

Next time you see cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests. After all, the species has been around far longer than people-more than 280 million years, by some estimates. Now that's an old bug!.

The passage compares a baby cockroach to a dime to show ....

• the speed of baby cockroaches

• the round shape of baby cockroaches

• the thinness of baby cockroaches

• the color of baby cockroaches

When you think of interesting animals, you probably don't picture the common cockroach. However, although this insect isn't very pretty, it is pretty amazing.

Cockroaches are good at getting around. They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they want to go through cracks in walls. A baby cockroach can flatten itself as thin as a dime. They're fast-moving bugs, too. Traveling at three miles an hour, a cockroach can easily scurry out of the way of looming feet or bug swatters.

Cockroaches are also tough. They can survive a month without food and a week without water. They can even survive for weeks without a head!

Next time you see cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests. After all, the species has been around far longer than people-more than 280 million years, by some estimates. Now that's an old bug!.

Which of these tells one way that cockroaches and humans are different?

• Cockroaches need food and water.

• Cockroaches have existed longer as a species.

• Cockroaches can move faster.

• Cockroaches have longer lives.

When you think of interesting animals, you probably don't picture the common cockroach. However, although this insect isn't very pretty, it is pretty amazing.

Cockroaches are good at getting around. They can squeeze into very tight spaces, which comes in handy when they want to go through cracks in walls. A baby cockroach can flatten itself as thin as a dime. They're fast-moving bugs, too. Traveling at three miles an hour, a cockroach can easily scurry out of the way of looming feet or bug swatters.

Cockroaches are also tough. They can survive a month without food and a week without water. They can even survive for weeks without a head!

Next time you see cockroaches, show some respect for these common household pests. After all, the species has been around far longer than people-more than 280 million years, by some estimates. Now that's an old bug!.

Why do cockroaches flatten themselves?

• To move more quickly.

• To survive longer without food or water.

• To escape a rolled-up newspaper.

• To squeeze through narrow spaces.