Some famous places to visit are built by people．Others famous places are made by nature．For example, in the northeast of the United States, there was a famous rock on a high mountain that looked just like an old man．He had lots of hair, a big nose, and a beard(胡须)．People called him“The Old Man of the Mountain”and every year more than a million people came to look at him．Scientists think that the stone face had been there for about 17,000 years．
In may 2003, there was very bad weather near the Old Man of the Mountain．There were very high winds and the temperature was very cold．The sky was so cloudy that people couldn’t see the stone face for many days．As soon as the storm(风暴)was over, people looked for the Old Man and they couldn’t see him．They dis covered that he hadfallen into pieces(破碎)．The stones that made his face sank down the mountain．A number of scientists climbed up to see if they could repair the stone face, but they had to give up．They figured out(推断)that the damade(损坏)from the weather was just too bad．
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The Old Man of the Mountian was built by people．
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The stone face has large collar(衣领)aroud its neck．
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About 17,000 visitors in a years saw the Old Man of the Mountian．
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During the storm and after it ended, people couldn’t see the stone face．
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Scientists think high winds and cold caused the Old Man to fallen into pieces．
About 130 years ago．Thomas Edison of the US invented the light bulb(电灯)．Edison's bulb has turned night into day ever since．But today, many want to turn the light off．
The European Union(欧盟)recently decided that by 2009, people should stop using the Edison-style light bulb．Instead, they should use compact fluorescent lamps(CFLs节能灯)．
“CFLs save energy and last longer．They Can save money in the long run,”said a British official．CFLs use 67 percent(67％)less electricity than the older bulbs．They last up to 10 times(倍)longer．Scentists say that if everyone used CFLs, electricity use would be cut by 18 percent．There would also be much smaller amounts of greenhouse gases(温室气体)given off．
But it's difficult to make people change their lighting habits．First the CFLs are more expensive．They cost eight times the price of the older bulbs．Many people don't like the CFL bulb．They find it too bright．You cannot change the light of a CFL, either．
CFLs have been around for several years．However．the older lights still make up about two-thirds(2/3)of total(全部的)light bulb sales．
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Thomas Edison invented the CFL bulb 130 years ago．
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Countries in the European Union will not use Edison-style bulbs by 2009．
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Using CFLs helps protect environment．
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If you get an older bulb for 1 Euro(欧元)．the CFL bulb will cost you 8 Euros．
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CFLs have been widely used instead of the older bulbs for several years．
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