Jawaban:

Tortoises are slow and steady. They have short, thick back legs. Their flat front legs are built like shovels and are very good for digging. Tortoises have high, rounded shells, too. Many tortoises can pull their heads, legs, and tails inside their shells. They quickly do so at any sign of danger. Their strong shells protect them from enemies 17 that might want to eat them.

Turtles have no teeth. Instead they have strong beaks that can cut food like a pair of scissors 18. Unlike most other turtles, tortoises eat only plants.

Tortoises hatch from eggs 19. The female tortoise digs a hole, lays some eggs, and covers them with dirt. When the baby tortoises hatch, they must dig their way out of the hole. They never know their parents 20. The largest tortoises can grow to four feet long. They may weigh up to 600 pounds.​

Penjelasan:

Kalimat pada teks di atas mengikuti pola Simple Present Tense dan Modal Verb.

Simple Present Tense:

(+) Subject + Verb-1 S/ES + Object

Modal Verb:

(+) Subject + can + Verb-1 + Object

Semoga membantu ya.