Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

21. According to the passage, all that people saw on the

night of January 3rd was ...

A) a new planet colliding with Neptune.

B) the usual night sky.

C) the familiar stars shining withextraordinary brightness.

D) the sunset round the globe.
22. We can infer from the passage that there was a great

deal of excitement everywhere ...

A) as many phenomena had been observed in the skies on

January 3rd.

B) as soon as newspapers published about a forthcoming

collision of two planets.

C) when people saw the new planet approaching Neptune.

D) because an unknown planet had been detected from

various parts of the world.

23. The word "vague" in the text is opposite in meaning to.

A) hazy B) clear C) obscure D) modern