Many people like ladybirds because of their colorful appearances .But farmers love them（1）

for

for

another reason .Ladybirds usually live in the places where there are many insects ，such as in the fields and gardens .Most of them eat pests to help protect crops.They lay（2）

hundreds

hundreds

（hundred）of eggs in the groups of aphids（蚜蟲(chóng)）and other plant-eating pests .When they hatch（孵化） ，the baby ladybirds immediately begin to eat .By it is three-to-six weeks old ，a ladybird may have eaten about 5，000 pests.
   There（3）

are

are

（be） about 5，000 different species of ladybirds ，but not all of（4）

them

them

（they） eat the same food .A few ladybirds don't feed on pests but on plants .There is a kind of ladybirds in Mexico（5）

that

that

feed on beans ，so they are（6）

harmful

harmful

（harm ） insects.
   Ladybirds are tiny ，spotted and round .With the special spots of attractive colors ，ladybirds'
   Enemies will not get close to them（7）

easily

easily

（easy）.Their colors are likely a kind of language to tell their（8）

enemies

enemies

（enemy）， "I taste awful ."When（9）

a

a

lady bird is in danger ，it will produce a fluid （液體）from their bodies which make them（10）

taste

taste

（taste ）terrible ，or they may play dead .