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Due to ________ power failures in the neighborhood, people often have to get some candles just in case.

[  ]

A.mean

B.stubborn

C.extreme

D.frequent

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All That noise is damaging Children’s Hearing

Michel become hooked on headphones in his early teens. He walked in the streets of Brooklyn day after day with his favorite music blasting directly into his ears. By his early 20s, Michel had lost much of his upper-range hearing.

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Surrounded By Noise

We live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are beset by sounds over which we may have little or no control: power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, cars and house alarms, sirens, motorcycles, Jet Skis, loudspeakers, even movie previews.

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Before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the toy comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, disable the noise-making function. Or limit the use of noisy toys to outside play areas.

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A boy lost much of his hearing due to being ___71___ to headphones.

Problem

More and more children have suffered from hearing ___72___ loss.

Causes of the

problems

★___73___ noise from:

a) power mowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers, and etc.

b) the music at rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events which ___74___ us hearing someone nearby;

c) televisions, stereos and computer games ___75___ than doorbells or telephones

d) “modern ” restaurants

★Noise from:

toys and listening devices which cause ___76___ damage to hearing.

___77___ to

the problem

★Monitor the volume of toys

★___78___ gifts making loud noise

★Limit children's time spent in video arcades

★___79___ taking children to loud action movies

★Make children wear hearing protection when around loud noise

★Encourage children to ___80___ in quiet activities

 

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