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Long ago, people used bells more t 1 __ they do today. The postmen used to ring a hand bell when they delivered letters. Fire engines had bell i 2_ of sirens（号笛）. People who sold things came past houses,
ringing a bell and shouting w 3 _ was for sale. Every village had its church bell to let peopl
e know it was t 4 to go to church. At night, this bell was ringing so that travelers would find the village in the d 5 _. In most countries bells were hung r 6 _ the necks o
f animals. The bells helped owners to find lost cows or sheep. Today, in India, animals still wear bells. Now bells are used l 7_ _ and less, Buzzers, sirens and horns have t 8 __ their place. Now people try to keep the old bells in school and churches so t 9 they will not l 10_ their beautiful sounds for ever.
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Life gets noisier every day and very f 1 people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W 2 you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away --- the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, etc. are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w 3 background music while they are working.
Tests have s 4 that total silence can be very frightening experiences. H 5 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some places is far a 6 the usual safety level for heavy
industrial areas.
One recent report about noise said that a 7 a lot of peopl
e say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8 in
the level of noise really affects people ' s attention. It goes on to say
that a background noise, which doesn 't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention.
People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws c 9 noise. We can 't
r 10 to the “ good old days ” of peace and quiet. But we can make
less noise --- if we shout loudly enough about it
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There are t 1 _ many accidents in cities. Accidents often happen
when
people c 2 the roads or streets. Read the passage c _ 3 __ and learn to
be careful later on. Be careful when it is r 4 __. Many accidents happen on
rainy days. People are in a h 5 because they don 't want to get w 6_ _. They often cross the roads quickly. Often they can 't s ee c 7 _ _ as they hold their umbrellas in front of t 8_ . Remember that cars take l 9_ __ time to stop when the roads are wet. When it is raining, we must be more and more careful, not l 10_ _ careful.
