She checks the eggs every morning. Today is different. The shells are cracked open. Tiny pink birds are in the nest. They do not have any feathers yet.

The chicks _______.

I love my grandpa. I visit him every week. And every week, things are the same. But last week when I arrived, something seemed odd. We sat down, as usual, and talked for a while. Then Grandpa poured two cups of tea, and we ate fresh pastries he'd bought that morning. We played cards. As always, he won.

But something was __________.

Alberto runs out of his apartment and down the street. He is a good runner. Before, in Columbia, he ran for his school. Today, he runs fast, as if something is chasing him. He runs until dark.

He is a good __________.

Glasses, glasses, all is clear: what is far and what is near! Fancy glasses for the snake. Chimp needs glasses that won't break. Swimming goggles for the shark. Tiger wears them in the park. Reading glasses for the school. Lion thinks he looks cool.

Tha animals need to _______.

There are two kinds of elephants - African and Asian. Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants. Their ears are smaller. Their tusks are smaller. Sometimes they have no tusks at all.

The elephants are __________.

Watch was whining and barking when his family stepped on the dock. "You don't like this, do you, old fellow?" Henry said to the dog. "Come and get in the car."

The dog was _________.

The workers were angry. The dogs were causing a lot of trouble for them. They chased Clifford's pals into a storage pen and locked them in. Clifford came to rescue his pals.

The workers ______ the dogs.

Now your car starts to plunge downward like an elevator out of control. Your heart pounds in your chest. This is the fastest and best roller coaster you've ever been on! As you near the bottom, you slow down. You begin to catch your breath. And then you see what's up ahead. A huge black hole - a tunnel!

It's a(n) _______ ride.

King Tut ruled for only nine years. He died when he was 18. People in Egypt were sad when he died. But they believed he would come back to life! When he did, he would need his body again. So people had to get King Tut's body ready for his next life. They had to make him into to a mummy.

They ______ him.