Beagle Brigade 01
Use the words to fill in all the gaps.
fortunately (zum Glück) / year / threats (Bedrohung) / infiltrators (Eindringling) / unleashed (entfesseln) / elite / people / hidden
More than 80 million
arrive in the United States by air each
. And with them come
dangers;
never before
on American soil.
there is an
team that tries to keep
away.
across / customs (Zoll) / damage (Schaden) / handlers (Hundeführer) / tools (Werkzeug) / diseases / stacks (Haufen) / luggage (Gepäck) / sniffs (schnüffeln) / overseas (Übersee) / scent (Duft)
agent Ashley Batt leads a small beagle named Ferris through
of
where passengers
(just / arrive) from
. Ferris is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Beagle Brigade. He is one of more than 80
-sniffing dogs and
that are stationed at international airports
the United States. Agent Batt and Ferris do not look for drugs or the
of terrorism. Ferris
out fruits, vegetables, plants and meats. They can carry
and pests that can do serious
to American agriculture.
incinerated (verbrannt) / canker / slice (in Scheiben schneiden) / ground (zermahlen) / invaders (Eindringling) / contraband (Schmugglerware) / stomachs (Bauch)
The
does not end up in the dogs
(possessive case)
. Connors says it is
(= third form of "grind") and
. But before that, inspectors
apart the fruits and vegetables looking for small
. The disease citrus
(cf. picture), just to mention an example, came originally from Asia. It is now causing big problems for Florida
(possessive case) citrus growers.
Check
OK