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25. The passage tells us that ...

A) a panic was caused by people believing a fictional radio broadcast.

B) H.G. Wells was a famous non-fiction author.

C) Martians landed in New Jersey in 1938.

D) a reporter named H.G. Wells spread a fictional story to frighten people.

26. According to the passage one reason people panicked was that ...

A) people believed that Martians were cruel and frightening creatures.

B) the television scenes were so realistic that almost anyone would believe them.

C) the majority of them missed the announcement that the story was fiction.

D) New Jersey, which was invaded by Martians, was very close to New York.