Unit.4 Reading A Mr. Ismail Alhazmi

What is the best title for the passage?

• The History of Astronomy

• Intelligent Life in the Universe

• The Hubble Telescope and its Discoveries

• Radio Signals from Space

What is the main idea of the whole passage?

• The universe is too large for intelligent life to exist only on Earth.

• Scientists believe there is intelligent life on other planets and we may soon make contact.

• The Hubble Telescope has discovered many new planets in our galaxy.

• Radio signals are the best way to communicate with intelligent life.

What does the pronoun “their” in paragraph A refer to?

• Planets

• Scientists

• Astronomers

• Beings

According to paragraph B, which of the following is NOT required for a tree to achieve a huge growth rate?

• A large number of galaxies

• A planet similar to Earth

• A star close to a planet

• The universe being 12 billion years old

What is the meaning of the word “hinder” in paragraph B?

• Help

• Stop

• Discover

• Observe

What can be inferred from paragraph C?

• All planets in the universe have intelligent life.

• Small planets in other solar systems might support intelligent life.

• Mars is the only planet with intelligent life.

• Intelligent life can only exist on Earth-like planets.

What is the main idea of paragraph D?

• Beings from outer space have already visited Earth.

• Intelligent beings might contact us using radio signals or flashes of light.

• The distance between planets is too great for contact.

• Scientists have already made contact with intelligent beings.

What is the best synonym for the word “lessen” in paragraph E?

• Increase

• Reduce

• Strengthen

• Complicate

According to paragraph D, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Scientists believe beings from outer space have already visited Earth.

• The distance between planets is too small for contact.

• Scientists predict contact with other life forms within the next 20 years.

• Intelligent beings cannot communicate with Earth.

According to paragraph D, what does the sentence “this is changing” mean?

• New methods are being developed to search for intelligent life.

• Scientists have lost hope of finding intelligent life.

• Intelligent life has already been discovered.

• Radio signals are no longer used in astronomy.