Here is a piece of news for bird lovers.<br />Scientists have painted a long road red, yellow and white.<br />They hope to discourage the sea birds from wandering onto the highway.<br />The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season.<br />Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic.<br />Biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster.<br />The youngsters' feathers are brown in color.<br />The dark-colored road surface makes the youngsters hard to be noticed.<br />As the number of tourists has grown, so has the amount of traffic on the roads.<br />Biologist Kristen says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multi-colored road this summer.<br />And if it works, the idea could spread to other parts of the country.<br />Here is a piece of news for bird lovers.<br />Scientists have painted a long road red, yellow and white.<br />They hope to discourage the sea birds from wandering onto the highway.<br />The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to stay for the season.<br />Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic.<br />Biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster.<br />The youngsters' feathers are brown in color.<br />The dark-colored road surface makes the youngsters hard to be noticed.<br />As the number of tourists has grown, so has the amount of traffic on the roads.<br />Biologist Kristen says the plan is to see how the birds respond to the multi-colored road this summer.<br />And if it works, the idea could spread to other parts of the country.
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What did the scientists do to the road?
A . They repaired it.B . They painted it.C . They blocked it
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Why are young birds drawn to the road surface?
A . It's warm.B . It's brown.C . It's smooth.
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What is the purpose of the scientists' experiment?
A . To keep the birds there for a whole year.B . To help students study the birds well.C . To prevent the birds from being killed.
