Activity 20Complete the following text with correct forms of the words in bracket.
Read the text aloud, in turns.

A ferret [1. be].. a small, furry creature with a cone-shaped nose, long tail, and long, pear-shaped body with short legs and long claws. Ferrets [2. be].. related to wolverines, ermines, minks, and weasels in the Mustela genus.
They [3.be]... popular, though often controversial, pets.

The domesticated ferret can be born with a wide range of fur colors, including dark-eyed white, sable, black sable, silver, albino, cinnamon, and chocolate. Black-footed ferrets [4.be not]..nearly as colorful. They are a pale color with white foreheads, muzzles and throats, but black feet.

Ferrets are around the size and shape of a zucchini. They are light. They usually [5. weigh].. around 1 to 5.5 lbs (0.5 to 2.5 kg) and have a head and body length of 8 to 18 inches (20.5 to 46 centimeters). Their tails are close to half their body length and range from 2.8 to 7.5 in (7 to 19 cm).

Ferrets are carnivores, which means they [6. eat]... only meat. Black-footed ferrets usually eat small mammals, such as possums, rabbits, hedgehogs, and rodents. They [7. supplement].. their diet with amphibians, birds, bird eggs, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, and carrion, according to Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. Black-footed ferrets usually [8. consume]... between 1.7 and 2.4 ounces (50 to 70 grams) of meat per day.
their homes from old tunnels and the
These animals are true recyclers. They [9. make]... their homes from old tunnels and the burrows of other animals
around 100 to 120 acres
burrows of other animals.Each black-footed ferret [10. require] around 100 to 120 acres (40 to 49 hectares) of living space to find adequate food.

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