In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the foiur alternative and fill in the blanks.

Squirrels are I animals in the world. They have the II for rainy days. Autumn can be very entertaining for them. That is the time III the great harvest collection for their winter store. You can IV here and there, collecting outs of all sorts. Walnuts, beechnuts, chestnuts, dried berries…..
They are not fussy. Relentlessly, they run from their storage point, usually a tree hollow, to the vast amount of wild nuts to be found in the forest.
These beautiful animals are house proud. They lake great pains to ensure that V and warm enough to tide them over the harsh winter. You VI busily collecting soft pieces of bark, wood and leaves to line their nests.
After all their VII and when the first, cold hard frost arrives, they VIII inside their nests for the duration/rest of the cold spell. There, IX till it is warm enough to bring out their stored food. Ah but then again, they are the most forgetful little animals, and it is not unusual to see squirrels x their boards.