Part 2. Complete the passage with the words from the box. (1,25pt)
preserve like belief
iconic highly pouch
No one can resist the cuddly allure of koalas. These (1) _____
Australia animals are marsupials, a kind of mammal that is born
undeveloped and is carried in a pouch. (2) ________all marsupials,
including kangaroos, wombats, baby koalas are called joeys.
Newborn koalas are called pinkies, born blind and about the size of a jellybean.
After birth the pinkie immediately crawls into its mother’s (3) ________, where it’ll stay
for 6 to 7 months. At around 9 to 10 months the joey leaves the pouch for good, ready to
munch on a variety of eucalypts. The leaves of these trees are (4) __________toxic and
low on nutrition, requiring lots of energy to digest. This is why koalas spend so much
time snoozing so as to (5) __________ energy - often sleeping up to 18 - 20 hours a day!