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Crossword
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Across:
1. The big cat scratched the man's face, neck, and both his ___. 3. I carry water and food in my ___ when I hike in the mountains. 7. ___ your backpack in front of you to defend yourself against an animal. 8. I love to hike on mountain ___s. 9. Don't say a ___; maybe the animal won't hear us. 10. The woman ___ed at the mountain lion, and it turned and ran away. 13. A mountain lion is a ___ animal, especially when it is hungy. 19. Try to use your cell phone to call for ___ if you get into trouble. 20. There are many hungry ___ lions in the ___s in California, so be very careful when you go hiking. 21. His ears were ___ing because the big cat scratched both of them. 22. He tried to dial 911 on his cell ___, but he couldn't reach anyone.
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2. She ___ on the phone that a big cat had attacked her on the mountain trail. 4. A ___ phone is a handy thing to have in case of an emergency. 5. Mountain lions ___ a few people every year in the mountains of California. 6. Did you hear that ___? It ___ed like an animal in the bushes. 7. Oh, my goodness! What ___ed to you? Your clothes are torn and your face is bleeding. 11. The mountain lion opened its ___ and roared; we ran as fast as we could. 12. Hush! I think I heard a sound in those ___es near that tree. It might be a rabbit, or a snake, or a big cat. 14. We should look ___ carefully, to make sure nothing is following us. 15. If anything attacks us, we must ___ out of the way and start running as fast as we can. 16. We were walking ___ when we heard the noise in the bushes; we turned around and started walking downhill quickly. 17. I just heard a very ___ sound; it sounded like a wild animal. Let's turn around and get out of here. 18. Mountain ___s are disappearing in California because they can't find enough food to survive.