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Unit 3 READING 2
I n the last ice age, there was a terrible
war. It was not a war between people.
It was a war between people and bears.
Both the humans and the bears needed
caves. Humans did not build houses yet.
They needed caves for the cold nights.
The bears also needed the caves.
The bears of the ice age were much bigger than any bear today.
They could be 20 feet long and weigh over 2,000 pounds. They
also lived in groups of 5 or 6. Bears today live alone. Killing
the bears was hard for the humans. Many humans died in
fights with bears.
But at last, humans won the war with the bears because the
Earth got warmer. The giant bears could not live in the warmer
weather. At the end of the ice age, all the giant cave bears were
dead and humans could live in peace.
English Usage
• comparative + than + any (other) + singular noun
The dragonflies of prehistoric times were bigger than any dragonfly today.
I like the sound of cello better than any other sound.
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I n the last ice age, there was a terrible
war. It was not a war between people.
It was a war between people and bears.
Both the humans and the bears needed
caves. Humans did not build houses yet.
They needed caves for the cold nights.
The bears also needed the caves.
The bears of the ice age were much bigger than any bear today.
They could be 20 feet long and weigh over 2,000 pounds. They
also lived in groups of 5 or 6. Bears today live alone. Killing
the bears was hard for the humans. Many humans died in
fights with bears.
But at last, humans won the war with the bears because the
Earth got warmer. The giant bears could not live in the warmer
weather. At the end of the ice age, all the giant cave bears were
dead and humans could live in peace.
English Usage
• comparative + than + any (other) + singular noun
The dragonflies of prehistoric times were bigger than any dragonfly today.
I like the sound of cello better than any other sound.
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