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B1 PET – Exam 1 – Reading

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Exercise 6

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.

Part 6 – Questions 27 to 32

Australia's wildlife is quite different to animals in the rest of the world 27 Australia is far and isolated from many other countries. Some of these animals live in protected national parks, 28 the platypus, the kangaroo and the koala. The platypus looks like a duck but has a tail and soft brown fur. It spends most of its time in rivers, searching for food. The baby platypus grows in an egg, but it drinks milk from the mother as it grows.

29 are four types of kangaroos in Australia. The Eastern Grey and Red kangaroos are larger, approximately two meters in height. However, the Red kangaroo is the heaviest, with around 90 kilos average weight. This kangaroo lives in a very dry region in New South Wales. The Eastern Grey is found in Queensland and Victoria.

30 smallest and lightest kangaroo is the Antilopine which weighs about 38 kilos. We find this animal in Northern Australia, where it enjoys grassy plains and forests. 31 is about 1 meter in height. The Western Grey Kangaroo, a little larger at 1.2 meters, is found in the Darling River Basin as it prefers the forest and coast. The Western Grey kangaroo 32 54 kilos in weight.