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Task. Read the text carefully. Three sentences are missin
A-D the one which fits each gap 1-3. There is one sentence that you do
hree sentences are missing in the text. Choose from the sentences
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Monarch without a kingdom
1. This November a hundred million butterflies will drop from the sky
autumn leaves. But for how long? Genetically modi
lies will drop from the sky over Mexico, like
beautiful butterfly. Rafael Ruiz reports.
or how long? Genetically modified maize could mean extinction for this
II. In November, millions of Monarchs fall lik
mber, millions of Monarchs fall like bright. golden rain onto the forests in the
moun
or central Mexico. In the silence of these mountains you can hear a strange flapping on
wings, as the Monarchs arrive at their destinations. 1)
Before reaching their journey's end they have faced strong winds, rain and snowstorms
and
do not all manage to reach their destination. When the winters are really bad, perhaps 70
cent of them will not survive. Their long journey to Mexico is thought to be one of the most
nazing events in the whole of the American continent. When they get there they will stay until
the beginning of April, when their internal calendar tells them that it is time to go back.
2)
IV. These delicate creatures now face danger of another kind - from scientific progress.
. Laboratory experiments have shown that half of the
butterflies which feed on the leaves of genetically modified maize die within 48 hours. Not all
experts agree that this variety of maize is responsible for the threat to the Monarchs. In spite of
these doubts, the European Union has refused to approve new crops of genetically modified maize
until further investigations have been carried out.
A. In the US, millions of farms grow genetically modified maize which is pure poison for the
butterfly.
B. In the mountains, which reach a height of 3,000 metres, the butterflies are safe.
C. According to the investigations of the European Union, the Monarch butterfly may
disappear in several decades.
D. The long journey, with all its dangers, begins again.
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Answer 1

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Answer to the text: Monarch without a kingdom. Add the missing parts:

1. In the mountains, which reach a height of 3,000 metres, the butterflies are safe.

2. The long journey, with all its dangers, begins again.

3. In the US, millions of farms grow genetically modified maize, which is pure poison for the butterfly.

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