You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) available E) discovered l) change M) databases B) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experienced C) running G) definite K) species O) crawling D) specialized H) record L) accurate So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi(莫言), and other _1 _ covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is _2 up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by. A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has _3_ the creation of a web-based Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Life(COL). The project aims to catalog every _ 4 on Earth in a single, easy-to -use reference guide. To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific _ 5 that already exist And eventually, in special sections of the site, people with 6_ knowledge will get to join in . Gardeners, for example, will be able to _ the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a- a- a- the technology for this kind of tool has only recently become _8_ As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will fatur repecial pages for kids who are studying ecosystems(生态系 统) in their neighborhoods. Tomake sure the encyclopedia is _9_ scientists will review much of the information added to it. People who visit the site will be able to choose to 10 pages that haven't been reviewed.

Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) available E) discovered l) change M) databases B) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experienced C) running G) definite K) species O) crawling D) specialized H) record L) accurate So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi(莫言), and other _1 _ covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is _2 up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by. A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has _3_ the creation of a web-based Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Life(COL). The project aims to catalog every _ 4 on Earth in a single, easy-to -use reference guide. To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific _ 5 that already exist And eventually, in special sections of the site, people with 6_ knowledge will get to join in . Gardeners, for example, will be able to _ the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a- a- a- the technology for this kind of tool has only recently become _8_ As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will fatur repecial pages for kids who are studying ecosystems(生态系 统) in their neighborhoods. Tomake sure the encyclopedia is _9_ scientists will review much of the information added to it. People who visit the site will be able to choose to 10 pages that haven't been reviewed.