88 YEARS TO CIRCLE THE SUN, COMPARED TO 365 DAYS FOR THE EARTH. FOR...

1.88 years to circle the Sun, compared to 365 days for the Earth.

For many years, Mars had been thought of as the planet with the man-made canals,

supposedly discovered by an Italian astronomer, Schiaparelli, in 1877. With the United States

spacecraft Viking I’s landing on Mars in 1976, the man-made canal theory was proven to be only a

myth.

Viking I, after landing on the soil of Mars, performed many scientific experiments and took

numerous pictures. The pictures showed that the red color of the planet is due to the reddish, rocky

Martian soil. No biological life was found, though it had been speculated by many scientists. The

Viking also monitored many weather changes including violent dust storms. Some water vapor,

polar ice, and permafrost (frost below the surface) were found, indicating that at one time there

were significant quantities of water on this distant planet. Evidence collected by the spacecraft

shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant, if not extinct.

Question 36: All of the following are true EXCEPT__________.

A. Mars is larger than Earth

B. It takes longer for Mars to circle the Sun than it takes Earth

C. Mars has two moons

D. Martian soil is rocky

Question 37: Man-made canals were supposedly discovered by__________.

A. Schiaparelli B. Phobos C. Viking I D. Martian

Question 38: The word “supposedly” in the passage is closest meaning to__________.

A. actually B. unquestionably C. formerly D. presumably

Question 39: Mars has been nicknamed__________.

A. Martian B. Viking I C. Deimos D. the red planet

Question 40: The Viking I exploration accomplished all of the following EXCEPT_________.

A. discovering large quantities of polar ice and permafrost

B. monitoring weather conditions

C. collecting information showing volcanic action

D. performing scientific experiments

Question 41: The word “myth” in the passage is closest meaning to__________.

A. fact B. event C. enigma D. legend

Question 42: It can be inferred from the passage that the radius of Mars is__________.

A. 141,000,000 miles B. 34,600,000 miles C. 4,200 miles D. 2,100 miles

Question 43: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Scientists are no longer interested in the planet because there is no life on it.

B. Fairly recent studies of this planet reveal data that contradict previously held theories.

C. Very little of the Martian landscape has changed over the years.

D. Scientists are only speculating about the red planet.

Question 44: The word “monitored” is nearest in meaning to__________.

A. censored B. programmed C. televised D. observed

Question 45: Schiaparelli came from__________.

A. Mars B. Italian C. Italy D. Martian

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in

meaning to each of the provided italicized ones.

Question 46. Kate works for an organization which collects money to help orphans.

A. The organization which Kate works for collects money to help orphans.

B. The organization where Kate works for collects money to help orphans.

C. The organization for that Kate works collects money to help orphans.

D. Money of orphans is collected in the organization where Kate works.

Question 47. Lin’s success took us all by surprise.

A. Lin was successful, which surprised all of us.

B. We took all of Lin’s successes surprisingly.

C. We were taken aback by all of Lin’s successes.

D. Lin’s success was surprised to all of us.

Question 48. I no longer speak to my neighbor since our quarrel.

A. I have spoken long to my neighbor since our quarrel.

B. I stopped speaking to my neighbor since our quarrel.

C. Before our quarrel, I spoke longer to my neighbor than now.

D. I have longed for speaking to my neighbor since our quarrel.

Question 49. The Minister said that he had not done anything improper.

A. The Minister denied doing anything improper.

B. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper.

C. The Minister refused to have done anything improper.

D. The Minister refused to do anything improper.

Question 50. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.

A. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.

B. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.

C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.

D. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

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