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Sonic time capsules save today's sounds for future people. Scientists capture everyday sounds like streets, birds, and children playing in parks around the world. These recordings help us remember our world before changes. Cities are losing unique sounds as life becomes similar everywhere. Old machines, music, and natural sounds might disappear if not saved. Many important cultural sounds are already lost forever because nobody thought to record them when they still existed.

Sound collectors use microphones to record in different places. They visit forests, oceans, cities, and villages to capture soundscapes throughout different seasons and times of day. They store sounds in digital libraries for years. Museums have rooms for listening to past sounds. These experiences help people understand history in ways books cannot. Some researchers travel to remote locations to record indigenous languages and traditional ceremonies before they vanish from our collective memory.

Climate change is changing world sounds. Melting glaciers, endangered animals, and disappearing languages need saving before they're gone. Researchers believe future people will want to know how our world sounded. These capsules will be important records, like photographs. Scientists study how sounds affect human health. The sounds of nature can reduce stress and improve mental health, which makes preserving natural soundscapes even more important for future generations who may live in highly urbanized environments.

Community projects invite people to record daily sounds. Children learn to listen carefully to the world around them and identify sounds that matter to their community. Old people share recordings from their childhood. People feel emotions when listening to these collections. Artists create music using everyday recordings. These projects help communities protect special sounds for the future. Some cities now have sound preservation policies that protect unique acoustic environments just as they would protect historic buildings or natural landscapes from development.

Question 23: Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED as a type of sound being preserved in sonic time capsules?

A. Factory machinery

B. Children playing

C. Traditional music

D. Bird songs

Question 24: The word “disappear” in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _________.

A. vanish                        B. emerge                        C. fade                                D. dissolve

Question 25: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.

A. Researchers

B. Indigenous languages and traditional ceremonies

C. Remote locations

D. Sound collectors

Question 26: The word “endangered” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by _________.

A. protected                        B. extinct                        C. common                        D. threatened

Question 27: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A. Students develop skills to create new sounds that will become significant to their neighborhood environments.

B. Young people are taught to recognize and select important local sounds through attentive listening practices.

C. Children are instructed to record all sounds they hear without considering their cultural significance.

D. Young listeners are trained to reject modern sounds while focusing only on traditional acoustic elements.

Question 28: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Museums create special rooms where visitors can experience sounds from different times and places.

B. Sound preservation policies are now common in most cities around the world to protect acoustic environments.

C. Natural sounds have been proven to reduce stress and improve mental health for people in urban settings.

D. Indigenous languages are being successfully preserved through global recording initiatives in all regions.

Question 29: In which paragraph does the writer explain how sounds are collected and stored?

A. Paragraph 1                B. Paragraph 3                        C. Paragraph 2                D. Paragraph 4

Question 30: In which paragraph does the writer mention why researchers are collecting sounds affected by climate change?

A. Paragraph 4                B. Paragraph 3                        C. Paragraph 1                D. Paragraph 2

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