SETI: The Dream of Life in Space

      People have always gazed up at the stars in wonder. Their imaginations are filled with possibility as they think carefully how large the universe is and whether or not we are alone in it. Of all the stars out there, are there intelligent beings on a planet circling one of the stars looking back at us and wondering the same thing?
      It is difficult to comprehend how many stars there are, or even to guess the possibilities of their being intelligent life. Yet our interest in finding out is so strong that the search has been going on for over a century. What we consider the modem Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) began around 1960.
      The SETI project not what many people think it is. A simple explanation is that scientists study electromagnetic waves that are being emitted throughout the universe. When they are looking at these waves, they have a good idea of what are considered natural, random patterns the waves take. Therefore, they are searching for anything that does not appear to be randomly. If they were able to find something non-random, they would believe that an intelligent sources of some kind must be creating it. Inother words, intelligent life would have to exist somewhere else in the universe.
      While the SETI project will continue lo listen for signals from an intelligent sources, other progammes hope to find any source of life. The Mars rovers will continue to search for dry lake beds and other areas on the Red Planet that may have once held life. If any lifecan be found outside the earth, then we are probably on our way to finding life that could be similar to our own.
36. How long has the search for life in outer space been going on?
      A. For a few years                                                B. Not over two decades
      C. Since 1960                                                       D. More than a hundred years
37. What are the people in the SETIproject listening for?
      A. Random waves                                                B.Specific voice in the universe
      C. Patterns that are not random                            D. Special time signals
38. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
      A. People have long wondered if we are alone in the universe.
      B. Scientists searching for any form or life that is found elsewhere than the earth.
      C.Signals from intelligent sources will most likely be random.
      D. The roverson Mars are looking for signs of life.
39. When did the modernsearch for intelligent life begin?
      A. It began around 1960.
      B. It has been going on since the beginning of time.
      C.There is no record of when it began.
      D. It has not actually begun yet.
40. Why are people searching for intelligent life in space?
      A. Because they want to meet aliens.
      B. Because they have a strong interest in it.
      C. Because it is the reason for people's existence.
      D. Because life must exist somewhere else.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN UFOs

In our survey, we asked 400 people whether they believed there was life on..........planets.The answer..........people gave us was there must be...........planets in the universe with...........kind of life on them. They thought it was unlikely that.....of the planets in the universe were deserted except for ours. On the other hand,very......people thought we had actually been visited by any.........species.Hardly.........of the people we interviewed claimed they had seen a UFO and only a ..........believed stories told by..........people of those who said they had first-hand experience could offer............proof and sadly,it seemed there was very.......chance that anyone would come up with such proof in the future. .........of the people in the survey were children or teenagers-they were......adults

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Fill in each blank with the words to complete the passage.

UFOs are strange flying objects that some people report that they have seen in the sky and believe to be (46) …………………from another (47) …………………. Many scientists do not believe so. They say that if people see a UFO it might be an aircraft, a weather (48) …………………or a (49) …………………. However, there is still (50) …………………for people to believe in the existence of UFOs.

Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box. --planet – aircraft – objects – sky – meteor – spacecraft – UFO – in-- UFOs are strange flying ______(51) that some people report that they have seen in the ______(52) and believe to be ______(53) from another ______(54) Many scientists do not believe so. They say if people see a ______(55), it might be an ______(56), a weather balloon or a ______(57). However, there is still evidence for people to believe ______(58) the existence of UFOs.

Read the essay, choose the answer to fill in the blanks

In  this  age of (1) ………telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit  down  and  write  letters  (2) ………friends  and  relatives.  For hundreds  of  years,  letters  were  the  only way to  keep  (3) ………people  who  were  any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned  people (4) ……….

Gradually, (5) ………, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that majority   of us have to (6) ………a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or  make a complaint. In business circles the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter. (7) ………clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often   regarded as (8) ………. Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential  in  many situations but (9) ………have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied  with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (10) ………away yet.

A. on good terms with

B. in  step with

C. in contact with

D. in favour of

When the weather is cold, it is not very much fun to (1) ______a bus. People have to stand at a bus-stop for minutes or even hours. They talk about the bus and (2) _______about the weather. Most of them feel cold. Some have to drink coffee to stay warm. Traveling by buses (3) _______ pollution, but people often would rather drive their cars. Many people are not used to the bus schedules, and they do not like to wait. On the other hand, many people have been (4) ______the bus every day for many years. They are used to it. They say the bus has been coming on time every day, and they have never been late for work. In (5) _______, they do not need a parking place in all that time. Buses are very convenient when you are used to them.

A. cuts

B. reduces

C. stops

D. eliminates

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 8: For many years people have wondered _____ exists elsewhere in the universe.

A. that life

B. life which

C. whether life

D. life as it