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    A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. As I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning, too.

    The sound of a coin dropping on the ground is an attention-getter.   Whatever the coin is, no one ignores(忽视) the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.

    We are circled by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a police car comes ringing along the street.

    When I'm in New York, I'm a New Yorker. I don't turn either.

    At home in my little town in Connecticut(康涅狄格州), it's different. The distant ringing of a police car brings me to my feet if I'm in bed.

It's the quietest sounds that the most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away though three closed doors. How come I never hear the sounds in the daytime?

    I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are.

    I've turned against whistling(吹口哨), for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker. But lately, I've been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noise.

    The tapping(轻敲) of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound tome. I often like the sound of what l write better than the looks of it. But whatever sounds there will be, and whether we love them or not, we can't break away from them in our life.

1. （1） The sound of a coin dropping makes people         .

   A . think of getting rich B . look at each other C . pay attention to it D . stop crossing the street
3. （2） People in New York        .

   A . don't pay attention to the ringing of a police Car B . sleep early at night C . are attracted by sounds D . don't hear loud noises
5. （3） The writer doesn't like whistling because          .

   A . he is tired of it      B . he used to be happier C . it lets him think of a nervous man making noises  D . he doesn't like workers
7. （4） The writer          .

   A . sleeps next to the window B . comes from a small town in Connecticut C . is interested in the ringing of a police car D . 1ikes to try find dropped coins
9. （5） How does the writer feel about sounds in general?

   A . They make him feel at home. B . He thinks they should be ignored. C . He doesn't like any sound. D . He believes they are part of our life.