MOST BIRDS BUILD NESTS IN WHICH THEY LAY THEIR EGGS, BUT THE EMPEROR P...

Exercise 4:

Most birds build nests in which they lay their eggs, but the emperor penguin has no need

of them. This bird lives in Antarctica and must endure (1)... weather than anywhere else

in the world. In order to (2).... that its eggs are not harmed and that its chicks may hatch

from them, the emperor penguin takes care of its eggs in a unique manner. An emperor

penguin female lays a single egg. Once she lays the egg, the male penguin takes it and

puts it (3).... There, the egg (4) …..by a layer of stomach fat that the penguin rests above

the egg. Since emperor penguins lay their eggs right as winter begins in Antarctica, it is

vital that the eggs remain protected from the elements. Therefore, for the next two

months, the males incubate the eggs until the chicks finally hatch. During this entire

(5)... the males look after the eggs while hardly even moving.

1. A. harsher

B. The harshest

C. As harsh as

D. Much

of

the

harshest

2. A. ensure

B. promise

C. recall

D. trust

3. A. On the top of its

B. With its feet at the

C. By the top foot

D. At the foot of the

feet

top

4. A. protects

B. Is protecting

C. Is protected

D. Will protect

5. A. period

B. periods

C. periodical

D. periodically