Section A: Readings Comprehension
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1. Did you know that humans aren't the only species that use language? Bees
communicate by dancing. Whales talk to each other by singing. And some
apes talk to humans by using American Sign Language.
2. Meet Koko: a female gorilla born at the San Francisco Zoo on July 4th, 1971.
Koko learned sign language from her trainer, Dr. Penny Patterson. Patterson
began teaching sign language to Koko in 1972, when Koko was one year old.
Koko must have been a good student, because two years later she moved
onto the Stanford University campus with Dr. Patterson. Koko continued to
learn on the campus until 1976. That's when she began living full-time with
Patterson's group, the Gorilla Foundation. Patterson and Koko's relationship
has blossomed ever since.
3. Dr. Patterson says that Koko has mastered sign language. She says that Koko
knows over 1,000 words, and that Koko makes up new words. For example,
Koko didn't know the sign for the ring, so she signed the words finger and
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