Break time﹕Llama & alpaca
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1. Although their wools may mislead people to think that they are related to sheep, llamas(美洲駝) and alpacas (羊駝 ) belong to the same family as _ _ _ _ _ _ (駱駝).
2. Alpaca fleece is widely used in clothes and fabrics. It is uninflammable and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (防水).
4. Alpacas and llamas have a long history in human community. They were domesticated by the Incan people who lived in the areas now called Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and _ _ _ _ _ (智利) about 6000 years ago.
Across
3. Although llamas and alpacas are docile in general, they may _ _ _ _ (吐口水) when they are agitated.
5. Llama and alpaca dung (糞) is very useful. It was used by the Incans as fuels or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (肥料).
Alpacas and llamas differ in key ways, including their size and their hair. Alpacas are smaller than llamas and have softer fleece(毛).
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
mislead (v) 誤導
domesticate (v) 馴養
docile (adj) 溫順的
agitated (adj) 激動的
[Smarties' Power English 第216期]
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