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     On the lake in Western Siberia, flocks of ducks and geese (1) [are] roaming free. The local people are ignoring warnings from their government that (2) [all] domestic poultry should be kept indoors (3) [because] of the risk of bird flu.
     There (4) [have] been bird flu outbreaks in dozens of Russian villages in the past fortnight. The virus (5) [was] brought to Russia from Asia (6) [by] the migrating wild birds. Ornithologists in Russia say that wild fowl (7) [will] soon be moving from here (8) [before] autumn comes. The latest research shows some birds will heard (9) [towards] the Mediterranean and Southern Europe. Other flocks will travel towards Germany, Britain and Ireland. It is possible that they could carry the bird flu virus (10) [with] them, potentially setting off a bird flu pandemic.