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1.AIDAdministratorBryanRatwoodsaysthecountriesaffectedmostwi11

beconcentratinginsuchareasas.

A.NorthAmerica

B.SouthAmerica

C.Europe

D.Africa,Asia,andLatinAmerica

2.AIDwiIInowconcentrateonsustainabledeveIopmentprogramsinsome

fiftynationsfocusingonkeyareasnotincluding.

A.environment

B.population

C.culture

D.economicgrowth

3.{{I}jQuestions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

InavisittoGermany,PopeJohnPaulsaidisresponsibleforthe

16thcenturyschismledbyMartinLuther.

A.boththeCatholicsandProtestants

B.theCatholics

C.theProtestants

D.neitherofthetwo

4.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchooI,CharlesWi11iamsfranticallydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasnJthurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpanickedparents,Williamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmalI

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.Theteenhadbraggedtoseveralfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

SomeofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplybIusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWiIIiamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn*tgofarenoughtofindhisfather1s22-caIiber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams*syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek'sshooting,thecolIective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoGaIiforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

poIicewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschooIs

foraIIegedIymakingthreatsthatincludedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher1sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeoplearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly."saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter.'*Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.Wemustcontinua11yworkwithyoungpeopIeaboutwhyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward.”

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:"We*vegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostalwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don*tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,nsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforana11eged

plottoblowuptheschool."Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly.w

Overal11schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinElmira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherColumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We*vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’n

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.ButotherssaidhewasdeepIytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasalsoafrequenttargetofbuIIies.ExportsbeIievethe

Santeeshootingwi11fuelaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.Coloradoisworkingonabillthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbully-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-buIlyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabiIIthatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandcivilIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfeIlowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.AndtheschooIs'newcredo:SiIenceisn'tgoIden.

Howdoyouunderstandtheword"mayheminparagraph1

A.Firing.

B.Bombing.

C.Disaster.

D.Violentdisorder.

5.{{I}}Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

SofarthePontifftothedemand.

A.liasdecidedLogivein

B.isnotgoingtogivein

C.hasshownnosignofgivingin

D.isreadytocounterattack

6.

{(BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchooIfCharlesWi11iamsfranticallydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn'thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,WiIIiamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmaII

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.TheteenhadbraggedtoseversIfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

SomeofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplybIusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWilliamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn'tgofarenoughtofindhisfather,s22-caIiber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams'syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek'sshooting,theco11ective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschoolsfromNewYorktoCaIiforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

foraIIegedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher1sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeopIearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly,saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter."Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.Wemustcontinua11yworkwithyoungpeopIeaboutwhyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward.”

That'stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:"We*vegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostalwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidteIIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don*tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,nsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschool

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforanaIIeged

plottoblowuptheschool."Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly."

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherColumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We*vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’"

Bu11ies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.ButotherssaidhewasdeepIytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasaIsoafrequenttargetofbuIIies.ExportsbeIievethe

Santeeshootingwi11fueIaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.Coloradoisworkingonabillthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbulIy-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-bullyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabi11thatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandcivilIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzealforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested——someturnedinbyfeIlowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.Andtheschools1newcredo:Silenceisn'tgolden.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.CharlesWilliamshadtriedtopreventhissonfromthekilling

B.CharlesAndrewkepthisschemetoshootasatopsecret

C.peoplewhohadtheclueofthekillingdidnottakeAndrew,swords

sprionslypxenpttwn

D.someofAndrew'sclassmatesfoundarevolverinhisbackpack

7.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchoo11CharlesWilliamsfranticallydashedtoth?schooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn*thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,Williamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmalI

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadIytothershad

aclue.Theteenhadbraggedtoseveralfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn'tgofarenoughtofindhisfather*s22-caIiber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams'syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek'sshooting,theco11ective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

poIicewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

foraIIegedIymakingthreatsthatincludedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher*sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeoplearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly."saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter.nSanteeiscertainlyalessonin

that.WemustcontinuaIIyworkwithyoungpeopIeaboutwhyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward."

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:MWeJvegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostaIwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don'tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,"saysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforana11eged

plottobIowuptheschooI."11isimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly.n

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We7vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’"

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.ButotherssaidhewasdeepIytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

Theyoungsterwasalsoafrequenttargetofbu11ies.ExportsbeIievethe

Santeeshootingwi11fuelaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.ColoradoisworkingonabiIIthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbully-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-bullyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabi11thatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandcivilIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-toIerancepoIicies.AIreadyIastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfeIlowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.AndtheschooIs'newcredo:SiIenceisntgoIden.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A.StoneoftheLreaLscanberemoved.

B.Youngpeopleplayaminorroleintippingthepoliceoffsomeaccidents.

C.Itisfoundthattheattackerislikelytotellhisplanbeforehand

tohispeer.

D.Itisnotdifficulttomakeyoungpeopleunderstandwhyitisintheir

interesttotattle.

8.

({BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchool,CharlesWiIIiamsfranticaIlydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn'thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,Williamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmalI

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.TheteenhadbraggedtoseveraIfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn,tgofarenoughtofindhisfather*s22-caIiber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams*syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.EvenbeforeIastweek'sshooting,thecoIIective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfulofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

fora11egedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher*sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeoplearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly."saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter."Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.Wemustcontinua11yworkwithyoungpeopIeaboutwhyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward.”

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:MWeJvegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostaIwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don'tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,"saysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforana11eged

plottoblowuptheschool."Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperIy.n

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We,vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’"

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendIy,quiet

kid.ButotherssaidhewasdeepIytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasalsoafrequenttargetofbuIIies.ExportsbeIievethe

Santeeshootingwi11fuelaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.ColoradoisworkingonabiIIthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbulIy-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-bullyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabi11thatwouldbanbuIlying.

SomeparentsandcivilIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzealforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfeIlowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenaticn.AndtheschooIs9newcredo:Silenceisntgolden.

WhatdoesthelastparagraphtelIus

A.AndyWilliams'parents,divorcehassomenegativeeffectsonhim.

B.AndyWi11iamswasrathprpopularhpcausphauspdtohpqnitpfriendly.

C.Anti-bullyingpoliciesareadoptedbyallschoolsinColorado.

D.Silenceisstronglybannedinschools.

9.I{B}}TEXTC{{/B}J

OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,

dinosaurfossiIsarenowbeingdiscoveredonaIIsevencontinents.Ahost

ofnewrevelationsemergedin1998thatpromisetoreshapescientists'

viewsofdinosaurs,includingwhattheyIookedIikeandwhenandwhere

theyIived.

ItisdoubtfulthatTyrannosaurusRexhadIipsorthatTriceratops

hadcheeks,saysLawrenceWitmer,anassistantprofessorofanatomyat

OhioUniversityinAthens,Ohio.WitmerwasaIeadingresearcherfora

studyondinosauranatomythatwaspresentedattheannuaImeetingof

theSocietyforVertebratePaIeontoIogy,whichconeIudedonOctober3

inSnowbird,Utah.

Witmer'sstudyreacheditsconeIusionsbyusinghigh-tech

computerizedaxialtomograpIy(CTorCAT)scansalongwithcomparative

anatomystudies.Forexample,thetheorythatTriecratopsandsimilar

dinosaurspecieshadcheekswasbasedonpastcomparisonswithmammals

suchassheep.ButWitmer'scarfulanalysisfoundthestructureofthe

triceratopsjawandsku11madeitmoreIikeIythatTriceratopshadabeak

Iikethatofaneagle.Witmersaidthatscientistsshouldusebirdsand

crocodilesasmodeIswhenresearchingtheappearanceofdinosaurs.

InearlyOctoberscientistsannouncedthattheyhadconfirmedthe

discoveryofanewtypeofceratopsiandinosaur.Thedinosaur'sbones,

foundinNewMexicoin1996,areforeingpaIeontoIogiststorethinktheir

theoriesaboutwhenceratopsiausmigratedtowhatisnowNorthAmerica.

Scientistspreviouslythoughtthatceratopsians,thegroupthat

incIudedtheweII-knownTriceratops,arrivedinNorthAmericafromAsia

between70millionand80miIIionyearsago.Duringthistime,thelate

GretaceousPeriod,theearth,stwosupercontinents-Laurasiainthe

northandGondwanaIandinthesouth-wereintheprocessofpulling

apart,cuttingdinosaurpopuIationsofffromeachotherandiinterrupting

migratorypatterns.

Th?fossiIizedbones,foundbyeight-year-oIdChristopherWolfeand

hisfather,paleontologistDougWolfeoftheMesaSouthwestMuseumin

Arizona,datetoabout90millionyearsago.Thiscouldmeanthat

ceratopsiansoriginatedinNorthAmericaandmigratedtoAsiaratherthan

thereverse,paleontologistssaid.DougWolfenamedtheimportantnew

speciesofdinosaurZuniceratopschristopheriafterhisson.

AnexpeditionfromtheUniversitiesofAlaskainAnchorageand

FairbankshasdiscoveredaregioninremotenorthernAlaskasorichin

fossiIizeddinosaurtracksthatteammembersdubbeditthe"dino

expressway".Thetrampledareawasfoundduringthesummerof1998in

Alaska'sNorthSlopeneartheBrooksRange.

Theteamfound13newtracksitesandmadecastsfromtheprintsof

fivedifferenttypesofdinosaurs.Therockinwhichtheprintswerefound

datestomorethan100mi11ionyearsago,orabout25mi11ionyearsolder

thanthepreviouslydiscoveredsignsofdinosaursintheArcticregion.

Paleontologistssaidthatthenewfindingsprovideimportantevidence

thatdinosaursmigratedbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaduringtheearly

andmid-CretaceousPeriod,beforeAsiasplitoffintoitsowncontinent.

TworichfossiIsitesinthehillsofBoliviahavebeenrecently

discovered,excitingpaleontoIogistsanddinosaurbuffs.Thisdiscovery

includesoneofthemostspectaculardinosaurtrackwayseverfound.

ThediscoveryofaIargesiteinthemountainregionofKilaKilain

southernBoliviawasannouncedinearlyOctober.Herescientistsfound

thetracksofatleasttwounknownspeciesofdinosaur.TheseincIuded

alargequadruped(four-foot-ed)dinosaurthatwasprobablyabout20m

(about70ft.)long.

Theothersite,locatednotfarfromtheBoliviancityofSucre,was

uncoveredinacementquarrybyworkersseveraIyearsagobutwasnot

broughttopaIeontoIogists'attentionuntiIthemiddIeof1998.Thesite

featuresaverticaIwaIIcoveredwiththousandsofdinosaurprints

representingmorethan100differentspecies.Thetracksdatebackto

between65miIIionand70miIIionyearsago.SincedinosaursarebeIieved

tohavediedoutaround65mi11ionyearsago,theprintswereIikelym