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105World’slargesteverrat!

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World’slargesteverrat!

In2007scientistsfoundthebonesofanunusualanimalinSouthAmerica.ItlookedlikealargeratbutitwasthesizeofacarItlivedaboutfourmillionyearsago.Itweighedabout1,000kg,andwasabout3mlongand1.5mtall.Thatisroughlythesamesizeasahippotoday.Scientistsgavethelargeratthenickname:MightyMouse.

At30cmlong,itsfrontteethweremuchbiggerthanmanyotheranimals’.Scientiststhinkitusedtheseteethtocutdowntreesortofightotheranimals.Theotherteethintherat’smouthweresmallersoscientiststhinkthatitcouldonlyeatsoftplantsandfruit.They

Todaytheworld’slargestratalsolivesinSouthAmerica.Itiscalledacapybaraandweighsaround60kg.Luckily,theratsweseeinHongKongonlyweigharound

1 Scientistsdiscoveredthebonesofa____inSouthAmerica.

A. hippo

B. dinosaur

C. cat

D. rat

2 MightyMousewasbiggerthan____.

A. today’shippo

B. adinosaur

C. arattoday

D. acar

3 Readline2:Itlookedlikealargeratbutitwasthesizeofacar?Whatshouldbeputinthebox?

A. ?

B. !

C. ’

D. ,

4 WhichsentenceistrueaboutMightyMouse?

A. Itwas30cmlong.

B. Itwasheavierthanacapybara.

C. Itcouldnotswim.

D. ItislivinginSouthAmericanow.

5 WhydoscientiststhinkMightyMouseateonlysoftplantsandfruit?

A. Itsfrontteethwereverysmall.

B. Itcouldn’tfightotheranimals.

C. Therewasnootherfoodtoeatintheforest.

D. Theotherteethinitsmouthweresmallerthanthefrontteeth.

6 AratinHongKongis____thanMightyMouse.

A. heavy

B. heaviest

C. lighter

D. heavier

7 Readlines12–13:Luckily,