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because theyre inconspicuous (不起眼的). To see a
planet as 12. A and slim as ours among the brightness
of its star is like trying to see a firefly in a fireworks
display. 13. B by pushing technology to the 14. A ꎬ
astronomers are rapidly approaching the day when they
can find another Earth. And when they doꎬ they can
examine it for 15. D of life.
12. A. small B. bright
C. blue D. clear
13. A. And B. Yet
C. So D. Thus
14. A. limits B. ends
C. opposites D. beginnings
15. A. examples B. designs
C. means D. signs
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Busy Colombians living in a city can be pressured. But there is a place for people to relieve stress in
Bogota. 1. Sitting (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hillꎬeast of the cityꎬ the place is a protected park for
hummingbirds. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful and 2. harmonious (harmony)
world for both people and birds.
With the hummingbirds flying from flower to flowerꎬsome people study them through binoculars (双
筒镜) and 3. others (other) take pictures with cameras or phones.
“Sometimes it doesnt seem real because we are close to a city of eight million residents 4. that /
generate noise every dayꎬ” says Camilo Cantorꎬ a caretaker in the parkꎬ whose job is to mix water and
sugar and put it in bird feeders along a 300 ̄meter path. “The park is 5. truly ( true) special placeꎬ
like an oasis (绿洲). It is a place where people can go 6. to ease (ease) stressꎬ forget about troubles
and get 7. a break from busy city lifeꎬ” he added.
Ten years ago the hill 8. was destroyed (destroy)ꎬmercilessly and completelyꎬmeaning there were
no trees left on it. But workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the forest back 9. to
life. Presentlyꎬvisitors to the park can see over 100 species of birds there.
Hummingbirds can 10. be f