Here is some news from a Washington zoo. It is about little lions. They must pass a swimming test.
Little lions at a zoo in Washington must pass a swimming test. Four ten-week-old cats were thrown into the water by the staff.
People throw them into water, and the animals must swim. All four cats hold their heads above the water. Three of them swim. One cat does not want to swim. It gets out of the water quickly. Small cats must pass the test at the zoo. The test covers their ability to swim. Water must be no danger to these cats.
Difficult words
- pass – do well
- ability – when you can do something
- danger – something not safe
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All four cubs held their heads above the water, and three of them swam to the shallow end of the moat. One, however, got quickly out of the water the same way he entered. The small cats at the zoo must pass this test. They must show that they are strong enough, and that water is no danger to them.
Difficult words
- cub – small lion
- shallow – not deep
- moat – hole filled with water
Too hard? Read this article in Level 1.
You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.
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