Задание

Read the text and mark the statements True, False, Not Stated.

Big cats live all around the world, but people don’t see them very often. They have sharp claws and teeth. They can be dangerous to people, but people are even more dangerous to them. Many people hunt big cats. They hunt spotted cats for their fur. They hunt tigers for their bones. They use the bones in Chinese medicine. Some people even hunt big cats just for fun. Here are some of the most famous big cats.

The lion is the loudest of all the big cats. You can hear a lion roar from about 8 kilometres away. Lions live in families called prides. A pride of lions can have between 3 and 40 lions in it, but there are usually around 15 lions in one pride. The female lions do most of the hunting. They usually hunt late in the evening or early in the morning. They kill antelopes, gazelles, buffaloes and zebras. You can find lions in Africa and Asia. You can find their cousin, the mountain lion, in America.

The biggest of the big cats is the tiger. They are known around the world for their power and strength. Tigers can weigh up to 220 kilograms. Most tigers come from India. They are very good climbers and are good swimmers too. They can eat up to 30 kilograms of meat in one night. 100 years ago, there were over 100,000 tigers in the wild. Now there are only 2,500. Many of them live in conservation parks.

2. Chinese doctors use tigers’ bones in medicine.

True

Not Stated

False