November 21-27, 2005

Fireballs spark UFO speculation
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1. What do the fireballs look like?
A. Twilight
B. A spotlight
C. A headlight
D. A searchlight

2. Where have these fireballs been sighted?
A. Europe
B. Germany
C. Scandinavia
D. All over the world

3. What is the most likely reason for the fireball sightings? They are...
A. Meteors
B. Aeroplanes
C. Distress signals
D. Weather balloons

4. What other possibility might be there for the fireballs

A. UFOs
B. Nagas
C. Tsunami
D. Misaligned Earth orbit

5. What is a UFO?
A. Unpaid Fiscal Obligation
B. Unique Fantasy Override
C. Unidentified Flying Object
D. United Football Organisation


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. Bizarre
A. Strong
B. Forceful
C. Strange
D. Harmless

7. Orbit
  A. Skip
B. Circle
C. Dodge
D. Manoeuvre

8. Phenomenon
A. Magic
B. Change
C. Destruction
D. Occurrence

9. Liken
A. Enjoy
B. Watch
C. Compare
D. Recommend

10. Quote
A. Pay
B. Praise
C. Repeat
D. Criticise

 

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