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READING 02 Is there anybody out there? - task
1. Read the newspaper article again.
2. Read the questions.
3. Choose the correct answer.
1. Recent movies such as “Star Wars”
and “ET” deal with
a) aliens, their civilisations and
their relationship with humans.
b) aliens, their families and their
strange ways.
c) aliens, astronauts and
abductions.
d) ETs, aliens and astronauts.
2. How many possible stars are there
with planets where life could exist?
a) 10
b) 1,000,000
c) not very many
d) many
3. Members of SETI
a) listen for radio signals from
space.
b) listen to music on their radios.
c) look through telescopes for signs
of life in space.
d) look at the stars and listen to
CDs.
4. People say UFOs look like
a) flying dinner plates.
b) disc-shaped vehicles.
c) planets.
d) astronauts.
5. Most people who think they see
UFOs actually see
a) the planet Jupiter, a space ship
or a dolphin.
b) the planet Mars, a strange
aircraft or a falling star.
c) the planet Venus, an aircraft or a
bright meteor.
d) the planet Venus, a space ship
or the sun.
6. Some people say we have already
been visited by extra terrestrials
and
a) they think the government is
keeping the truth from us.
b) they believe there are ancient
sacred writings which prove it.
c) they believe people have been
taken by aliens for medical tests.
d) that all of the three statements
above are true.
7. How much evidence is there that
ETs have visited Earth?
a) a lot
b) a little bit
c) none
d) quite a bit
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