【明報專訊】There were in late September this year cases of rodent infestation in Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin (何文田愛民村). Many residents there were terrified and anxious. Rats were spotted in many places, including toilet drains. One said he had caught up to ten rats a month.

"I am really scared. What should I do in the long night?" said Icec Ho, who lives in the estate. She mentioned on Facebook she had seen a rat falling into her apartment from the one above hers. Legislator Priscilla Leung Mei-fun (梁美芬) suspected the phenomenon had to do with MTR works.

(source: Ming Pao)

■ Game 1

To catch mice, Pat and MoMo need bait and mouse traps. Divide the picture into six parts with three straight lines so that each part contains one mouse, two mouse traps and three pieces of cheese.

■ Game 2

Hang on! One mouse has entered a maze and is trying to escape! Can you catch it with the trap in the maze? Don't let it go!

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■ English highway﹕ mouse, mice

Mice is the plural form of mouse. Plural nouns like it are called irregular. Other irregular plurals include geese (goose), feet (foot) and people (person).

e.g. The meal is priced at 40 dollars a person. The three meals the three people have had cost them 120 dollars.

■ Glossary

rodent infestation (n phr) 鼠患

terrified (adj) 極度恐懼的

suspect (v) 懷疑

bait (n) 餌