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Asteroids are rocks and debris which are the leftovers of
the construction of our solar system.
Most are in a belt, which (1) between Mars and Jupiter. However, the
gravitational influence of the giant planets, like Jupiter, or an impact by a comet
can knock these large rocks out of their orbit, thus hurling them (2) the Earth. Many bodies have struck Earth in the (3), and a widely accepted theory
blames the impact of an asteroid for the extinction of dinosaurs about 65
million years ago. The scale of such a
disaster can be understood by the example of a relatively small-size asteroid
strike in Siberia in early 20th century which (4) more than half a million acres of forest.
However, what relieves the common man of the (5) regarding asteroid impact is the
fact that many scientific groups are dedicated towards tracking the asteroid
paths and orbit all around the year.
With advanced equipments and technology, they can predict any upcoming
danger much in (6). According to them, the chances of finding
such an asteroid crossing Earth in this or the next five generation’s lifetime
is only in thousands. Even if such an
asteroid is found out, there will be (7) of time to track it, measure its orbit precisely, and plan a system for (8) it from its orbit away from that of
the Earth’s. There will be no great
hurry, and no great panic. It would be a
project for all the world’s nations to take part in. It could be a globally unifying event. Because it will be (9) long before it actually hits the Earth. It probably would take only a small measure
such as chemical rockets, or perhaps an atomic explosion to divert it from a
threatening path.
Thus, in short, it can be said that though
the impact would pose enormous risk to all living forms on Earth, the odds of
it occurring within our lifetimes is very (10) and it is unnecessary to run around believing that the sky is falling.
1.
(a) rotates
(b) appears
(c) strikes
(d) encircles
(e) exists
2.
(a) past
(b) around
(c) towards
(d) against
(e) inside
3.
(a) future
(b) centuries
(c) earliest
(d) past
(e) history
4.
(a) extinct
(b) devastated
(c) wasted
(d) shrivelled
(e) fell
5.
(a) apprehension
(b) expectation
(c) distrust
(d) sufferings
(e) hesitation
6.
(a) sooner
(b) accuracy
(c) advance
(d) time
(e) distance
7.
(a) dearth
(b) loss
(c) most
(d) lack
(e) plenty
8.
(a) blocking
(b) deflecting
(c) avoiding
(d) destroying
(e) changing
9.
(a) experienced
(b) harmful
(c) perceived
(d) noticed
(e) devastating
10.
(a) low
(b) large
(c) narrow
(d) high
(e) few
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Answers
1(a) 2(c) 3(d)
4(b) 5(a) 6(c)
7(e) 8(b) 9(c)
10(a)