THE PASSAGE SUGGESTS THATA. A FREE CONCERT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TODAY...

8.

The passage suggests that

a.

a free concert would never happen today.

b.

area residents thought the rock fans were weird.

c.

the impact of the event exceeded expectations.

d.

music brings people together in a way other art forms

cannot.

Passage 2

The largest of the world’s 17 penguin species, emperor penguins stand

nearly four feet and weigh up to 90 pounds. These sea birds never set

foot on dry land. (1) An estimated 200,000 breeding pairs live in about

40 penguin colonies scattered along the coasts of Antarctica. (2) Their

waterproofed feathers, flipper-like wings, and streamlined bodies make

them excellent swimmers and divers. On ice they can travel distances

up to 50 miles by “tobogganing”—gliding on their stomachs while

pushing with their wings and feet.

(3) Emperor penguins breed during the Antarctic winter in some

of the world’s most severe weather conditions (temperatures of –80 F

and winds up to 112 miles per hour). Breeding during the winter

allows chicks to mature in midsummer when food is plentiful. After the

female lays a single egg, the male holds it in a fold of skin near his feet

for a two-month incubation period. During this time he huddles with

other males to keep warm. (4) The male moves very little and does not

eat, usually losing up to a third of his body weight. Meanwhile the females

go to sea and dive for fish so that when they return they can feed and

care for the newly hatched chicks. After the male restores his body

weight, both parents take turns caring for their young.

The world’s emperor penguin population declined in the last 50 years

due to a period of warming ocean temperatures. Warm water shrinks

ice cover and reduces the population of krill—a small crustacean that

is the emperor penguin’s staple food. Today the emperor penguin popu-

lation has stabilized, but warming trends could again threaten this mag-

nificent sea bird.