2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning? 　 A. A fire starting　　　　 B. A plane flying 　 C. A terrible accident　　　 D. An act of terrorism.

1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______. 　 A. terrible　B. bad　C. good　D. real

5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite. 　 A. happy 　 B. afraid 　 C. sorry 　 D. angry

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4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year. 　 A. Quite a few 　B. some 　C. Few 　D. Many

3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______. 　 A. the trees were afraid　 　 B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving 　 C. it was going to rain　 　 D. the moving was made by wind

2. The meteorite was already ______ years old. 　 A. 40,000,000,000 　 B. 40,000,000 　 C. 400,000,000 　 D. 4,000,000,000

1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down. 　 A. close to　 B. far from　 C. hitting　 D. coming to

4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble. 　 T 　　 F