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7. eat / birds
Many baby sea turtles before they reach the
ocean.

8. destroy /a forest fire

Our house last year.

6 Complete the article with the words in parentheses. Use the passive and the correct form of
each verb. Add by + agent when necessary.

Nearly one-third of parrot species (1) _are threatened (threaten) in the
wild. The World Parrot Trust (2) __.__—=SCSCSCSS(tart) in 1989 to help
parrots survive and also to help protect parrots in captivity. Educational materials

3) CC—C—C“—tCSSSSCSSSC(postt) on the World Parrot Trust’s website. They teach
the public about the dangers parrots face around the world.

The Cape Parrot of South Africa (4) (endanger).
This parrot (5) (have to / protect) because of three
problems. First, their population (6)

(reduce / disease). Now only 1000 to 1500 of these parrots stil] live in the wild.
Second, the parrots’ natural habitat (7) (damage
/ deforestation). The third problem relates to business. Although it is against the

law, large numbers of these birds (8) SSS (caattch / wild-parrot
traders). Then they (9) CSS) to people who want
them as pets.

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