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Man has long considered the ant to be a hardworking, well-organized creature. This social insect lives in an ordered colony that may contain millions of (__1__). There are currently 11,880 known species of ants in the world, many of (__2__) share common characteristics. Ants have three body segments, six legs, and can lift (__3__) 20 times their body weight. A colony of 40,000 of these creatures has the same amount of brain cells (__4__) a single human brain. Don’t let their size fool you, though. It is believed that ant brains have the processing power of some of the computers of the early 1980s.
Like humans, ants have specific jobs to do within society. Each colony may have one or more queens whose job is to (__5__) eggs. The sterile worker ants care for the young, hunt for food, and protect the colony from unwanted visitors. This is important (__6__) one species might attempt to steal the pupae of another species.
Most humans seem to tolerate ants. However, in 2004, fire ants made their way to Taiwan and many people were (__7__) of being bitten. After all, the sting of this foreign species could cause a deadly allergic reaction. Nevertheless, ants are usually harmless organisms whose constant activity should motivate us to get off the sofa and work a little harder.
| 1 | A) passengers | B) inhabitants | C) civilians | D) populations |
| 2 | A) them | B) these | C) whom | D) which |
| 3 | A) up to | B) such as | C) next to | D) plenty of |
| 4 | A) by | B) like | C) as | D) within |
| 5 | A) drop | B) lay | C) form | D) release |
| 6 | A) if | B) while | C) because | D) although |
| 7 | A) fearful | B) doubtful | C) shameful | D) harmful |
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