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B. There are some blanks in the passage given below. Choose the correct word
for each option to complete the passage.

We know that a lot of animals (be) carnivorous, but there

(be) some plants that (be) carnivorous too. In fact, there

(be) 630 different kinds of carnivorous plants around the world. Most carnivorous

plants (grow) in poor, wet soil that (do not, have) a

lot of nutrients. Venus flytraps (be) probably the most famous

carnivorous plants. These plants (have) a pair of thick, padded leaves

that (be) covered with tiny hairs. When a fly (touch) the

hairs, the leaves (shut) like two powerful jaws. The plant

(release) enzymes that (kill) the fly, enabling the plant to consume it.

Pitcher plants (be) shaped like a pitcher or a narrow glass. The top and

inside of the pitcher (be) covered with a slippery, but sweet-smelling

nectar. When an insect (come) to take a sip, it (slip) and

(fall) into the pitcher. There, the plant (break) it down.

Some pitcher plants (be) so large that they (catch) and

(consume) rats or frogs.

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