I look in the mirror and I see my sister. Why? Because we look exactly alike. We have the same face, hair, height and build. The only difference is her eyes. She has one green, and one blue.
Most people think that twins run in families. In fact, this is untrue. Although there are families who have more twins, this is not due to something ‘special’ in the family. It is complete chance, or just good luck. Only thirty three out of a thousand births are twins. And identical twins are even less. Only three in a thousand!
So what’s it like being an identical twin? In other words, to look exactly the same as your brother or sister? Well, it can be great fun but it can be quite challenging, too. My sister and I are very close, to the point that we sometimes think exactly the same thing at the same time! But sometimes we are different, too. However, when we were little we dressed in the same way, which was fun because we got lots of attention, and teachers couldn’t tell us apart.
Our main difference is in what we like eating and doing. Gina, my sister, loves sweet things, like cakes or honey. I, on the other hand, eat spicy food and mostly vegetables. Also, we are both sporty, but I’m a swimmer. Nobody can explain this fear. She won’t even walk near the sea on a beach. She is great at tennis though, and wants to be a tennis coach one day. We are so similar and yet so different.
Options (8 for 5 gaps — some are not used)
1Surprisingly, this is quite usual
2It’s strange, don’t you think
3We choose to always be identical in appearance
4Gina is terrified of water
5We don’t wear the same clothes most of the time, either
6And, of course, it is not that common
7I’m not afraid of being in deep water, even in the sea