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    Light Pollution: One City Turns Off Its Lights

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    The city of Geneva turned off its street lights on September 26th 2019 to allow people to see the stars and reduce light pollution. Light pollution occurs when excess artificial light at night makes the sky appear brighter, which can disrupt animal behaviors and prevent humans and animals from seeing stars. Small actions like turning off unnecessary lights and closing curtains can help reduce light pollution and allow people to enjoy views of the night sky again.

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    Light Pollution: One City Turns Off Its Lights

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    The city of Geneva turned off its street lights on September 26th 2019 to allow people to see the stars and reduce light pollution. Light pollution occurs when excess artificial light at night makes the sky appear brighter, which can disrupt animal behaviors and prevent humans and animals from seeing stars. Small actions like turning off unnecessary lights and closing curtains can help reduce light pollution and allow people to enjoy views of the night sky again.

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    The city of Geneva turned off its street lights on September 26th 2019 to allow people to see the stars and reduce light pollution. Light pollution occurs when excess artificial light at night makes the sky appear brighter, which can disrupt animal behaviors and prevent humans and animals from seeing stars. Small actions like turning off unnecessary lights and closing curtains can help reduce light pollution and allow people to enjoy views of the night sky again.

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    The city of Geneva turned off its street lights on September 26th 2019 to allow people to see the stars and reduce light pollution. Light pollution occurs when excess artificial light at night makes the sky appear brighter, which can disrupt animal behaviors and prevent humans and animals from seeing stars. Small actions like turning off unnecessary lights and closing curtains can help reduce light pollution and allow people to enjoy views of the night sky again.

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    For each question, choose the correct answer:


    Light pollution: One city turns off its lights
    On the evening of 26 September 2019, the streets of Geneva in Switzerland
    went dark. This usually happens when there is a problem with the electricity,
    but this time the lights were turned off to allow people to go outside and look at
    the stars. This is often impossible in a city because of light pollution.
    Light pollution is when light from streetlamps or buildings makes the night less
    dark. There are many reasons why this is a problem. Animals sleep less because
    they think it is still daytime. Birds that fly to warmer countries in the autumn
    need to see the moon and stars to find their way, but light pollution makes this
    difficult. Insects and birds in cities often fly towards lights at night, crash into
    buildings and die.
    Light pollution is also bad for us. It can stop us sleeping and give us headaches.
    Also, we don’t see the same sky that people in the past did. This means we
    almost never see one of the greatest sights in the world: the millions of stars in
    our galaxy, the Milky Way. Hundreds of thousands of people have never seen it
    in their lives.
    However, it is not difficult to do a few things to reduce light pollution: we can
    all turn lights off when we don’t need them and we can cover our windows with
    curtains. If there is less light pollution, we will once again be able to enjoy the
    beauty of the night sky.
    1. The lights were switched off in Geneva on 26 September
    A. because there was no electricity in the city.
    B. so that people could go out of their houses.
    C. as a regular event.
    D. to make it easier for people to see the stars.
    2. When light pollution is a problem?
    A. when the night is too dark.
    B. when there’s no light from streetlamps or buildings.
    C. when it isn’t light enough at night.
    D. when there is too much light at night.
    3. Why light pollutions is bad for some birds?
    A. Because they get lost more easily.
    B. Because they never sleep.
    C. Because they can’t see so they crash into buildings.
    D. Because they can’t fly to warmer places when it’s cold.
    4. What does the writer of the article think?
    A. people today should learn more about the past.
    B. we have seen one of the greatest sights in the world.
    C. it is a pity that people today can’t enjoy the night sky.
    D. a hundred thousand people have never seen the stars.
    5. What is the message of the writer?
    A. there aren’t many things we can do to stop light pollution.
    B. it is easy to do something to improve the situation.
    C. we can enjoy looking at the stars if we cover our windows.
    D. we should turn lights off to save electricity.

    II. For each question, choose the correct answer:

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