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People once believed a hooting owl was a warning, a sign that trouble was on its way. But strip away the legends and you'll find something far stranger than any ghost story: a bird built like a piece of flying machinery. Its round face, huge eyes, and eerie silence aren't magic at all. They're the results of millions of years of quiet, deadly engineering.  \nThat silence is the first trick worth understanding. Most birds swoosh through the air, but an owl can glide past your head without you hearing a thing. The secret hides in its feathers, which have soft, comb-like edges that break up the rushing air into tiny currents instead of one loud whoosh. Imagine sneakers that muffle your footsteps so completely you could cross a creaky floor unheard. Thanks to those hushed wings, a mouse in the grass never knows what's coming until it's far too late.  \nSilence would be useless, though, if an owl couldn't find the mouse in the first place. This is where that flat, dish-shaped face becomes a tool rather than just a cute feature. The curved feathers act like a satellite dish, funneling faint sounds straight toward the owl's ears. Even more surprising, some species like the barn owl have lopsided ears, with one set slightly higher than the other. That crooked design lets the bird pinpoint a sound in total darkness, judging both how far away it is and exactly how high or low.  \nTheir ears may be uneven, but it's their eyes that really break the rules. An owl's eyes are so enormous that they can't roll around in their sockets the way yours do. To look sideways, the bird must swivel its whole head, and it can rotate roughly 270 degrees, about three-quarters of a full circle. Picture trying to see behind you without moving your shoulders, just spinning your head like a doorknob. Those giant eyes also gather so much light that an owl can spot prey on a night when you'd be stumbling around blind.  \nSo what happens after the hunt ends? Here's the part that fascinates scientists and grosses out everyone else. Owls swallow their prey whole, and since they can't digest bones and fur, they cough it all back up in a tidy lump called a pellet. Researchers pull these pellets apart to learn exactly what an owl has been eating, like reading a diary written in tiny skeletons. That's why owls still matter far beyond Halloween decorations: they keep rodent populations in check and give scientists a window into whole ecosystems. Not bad for a bird that people once mistook for a feathered fortune-teller.  \nOwls: Hunters of the Night  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the central idea developed across the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. Owls are the most feared creatures in autumn folklore around the world.\u003Cbr>B. Owls are gentle birds that rarely hunt and prefer to eat plants.\u003Cbr>C. Owls have always been used by scientists to predict changes in weather.\u003Cbr>D. An owl's spooky reputation hides a body built for silent, precise hunting. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) Why does the author say owls still matter beyond Halloween decorations?\u003Cbr>A. They frighten away pests that would harm forest trees.\u003Cbr>B. They control rodents and reveal how whole ecosystems work.\u003Cbr>C. They warn farmers of coming storms each autumn season.\u003Cbr>D. They provide feathers used to decorate homes and costumes. |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) What does the phrase \"quiet, deadly engineering\" help the reader understand?\u003Cbr>A. That the owl's silence is a carefully built hunting advantage.\u003Cbr>B. That the owl was designed by early scientists to catch pests.\u003Cbr>C. That the owl's silence is only a legend people invented.\u003Cbr>D. 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