2. Open the brackets.
The brush tailed possum is__________(wide) spread in Australia. It is about
the size of a cat. Possums can grow to as big as 55 cm long plus a tail which
is another 25-40 cm long. Possums are_________(fur) animals. Their colour is
usually black or grey.
Possums live in gum trees, their nests usually _____________ (hide) away
in the branches. They become quite used to the life in towns, and the
_____________(Australia) can hear them moving across the roof usually soon
after dark and just before sunrise. Or if you are_____________(luck), you can
watch the whole tribe going their way across to feed on something through the
night. Sometimes but not often, they get into a house by__________(fall) down
a chimney.

The flower garden is a lso ______________ (attract) for these animals. They use
their front paws to hold and to help pick fruit a n d ______________ (leaf).
Possums are protected in most areas of the country.