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QUESTION 5Read the article below and write down the changes you would make in the spaces (a-e) so that thepassage reads correctly (write down the answers only).CARMINE RESCUEWe’re about to set out to visit one of the largest flocks of carmine bee-eaters that visit Namibia annuallyto breed.We (a)______ (to climb) on board the flat-bottomed boat with all our camera gear and settle down for theride. We’ve barely pulled away from the riverbank when something (b)_____ (to catch) our attention inthe river. Hearing the desperate call of a tiny creature in the water, we see a small reddish bird swimmingfrantically towards the boat. As we approach, the little bird’s head and open (c) _____(to squeak) beak,pink body and wings become visible just under the water’s surface. This is a member of the enormousflock of bee-eaters we’ve come to visit, and it’s exhausted and close to drowning. The boatman pulls theboat closer and Martin instinctively and quickly (d)_____ (to offer) his open hand to the little creature, whichclambers gratefully aboard. Its feathers are completely (e)______ (to soak) and all it can do is lie there withits eyes closed in the friendly stranger’s hand

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QUESTION 5Read the article below and write down the changes you would make in the spaces (a-e) so that thepassage reads correctly (write down the answers only).CARMINE RESCUEWe’re about to set out to visit one of the largest flocks of carmine bee-eaters that visit Namibia annuallyto breed.We (a)______ (to climb) on board the flat-bottomed boat with all our camera gear and settle down for theride. We’ve barely pulled away from the riverbank when something (b)_____ (to catch) our attention inthe river. Hearing the desperate call of a tiny creature in the water, we see a small reddish bird swimmingfrantically towards the boat. As we approach, the little bird’s head and open (c) (to squeak) beak,pink body and wings become visible just under the water’s surface. This is a member of the enormousflock of bee-eaters we’ve come to visit, and it’s exhausted and close to drowning. The boatman pulls theboat closer and Martin instinctively and quickly (d) (to offer) his open hand to the little creature, whichclambers gratefully aboard. Its feathers are completely (e)______ (to soak) and all it can do is lie there withits eyes closed in the friendly stranger’s hand

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a) are climbing b) catches c) squeaking d) offers e) soaked

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