On a December afternoon last year, Pam Markesan looked into the New Mexico sky a

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On a December afternoon last year, Pam Markesan looked into the New Mexico sky and saw three pulsing blue lights. The lights crossed the sky overhead, and Ms. Markesan saw that they belonged to a spinning, disc- shaped craft unlike any plane she had ever seen. Inquiries with the Federal Aviation Administration showed no records of any aircraft within hundreds of miles of the Markesan property that evening. Later that same evening, across town, Alvin Mendez, 92, disappeared from his own backyard. A neighbor reported that he saw pulsing blue lights from Mr. Mendez's property; as he walked out to look, he saw Mr. Mendez walking up the ramp to a giant, disc-like craft, toward an indistinct, glowing being that, in the neighbor's words, "could not have come from this world." The ramp retracted, and the disc flew away. Mr. Mendez is still missing. UFO Watcher Today contacted the local army base by phone for comment on this story, but a spokesman refused to comment. The reporter drove to the base for an interview but was again denied. He then took up a position on a hillside overlooking the base and waited. Shortly after dusk, a large hangar on the far side of the army base opened up. Inside, the reporter saw the remains of a large, saucer-shaped craft. The damage to the craft seemed consistent with what one might expect from a missile attack. Scientists in white laboratory coats were inspecting the debris. Later, a pilot wearing a flight suit came and spoke to one of the scientists. He gestured as he spoke. He seemed to be describing a midair battle, and he pointed to the damaged portion of the saucer-like craft inside the hangar. When UFO Watcher Today contacted the army base again, this time relaying new information about the damaged vessel in the hangar, the reporter was told to "mind his own business."

1) Which of the following is the topic of the passage?

A. UFO is not a real occurrence. People should try to report information about UFOs.

B. UFOs can be troublesome to some people. Other people try to find more information about UFOs.

C. Making comments about UFO's dangerous. The army does not believe in the existence of UFOs.

D. Confirming facts about UFOs can be difficult. Information about UFOs is hard to obtain.

2) The reader can infer that the army does not want to know about the UFO. Which of the following sentences from the passage best supports this inference?

A. The damage to the craft seemed consistent with what one might expect from a missile attack.

B. Inquiries with the federal aviation administration showed no record of any aircraft within hundreds of miles of the Markesan property that evening.

C. Scientist in white laboratory coats was inspecting the debris.

D. UFO watchers today contracted the local army base by phone for comment on this story, but a spokesman refused to comment.

3) Which of the following sentence from the passage states an opinion?

A. The lights crossed the sky overhead, and Ms. Markesan saw that they belonged to a spinning, disc-shaped craft unlike any plane she had ever seen.

B. He seemed to be describing a midair battle, and he pointed to the damaged portion of the saucer-like craft inside the hangar.

C. Later that same evening, across town, Alvin Mendez, 92, disappeared from his own backyard.

D. Later, a pilot wearing a flight suit came and spoke to one of the scientists.

4) Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?

A. Scientists were observed inspecting debris from a damaged UFO. The UFO is in secret location on the army base. UFO watcher Today is unable to gather information about the damaged UFO.

B. In December, a woman sighted a UFO. Later that same night, an elderly man was reported missing. A UFO watcher Today reporter saw a damaged UFO in an army base hangar, but the army refused to comment.

C. The UFO is a giant, disc-like craft with pulsing blue lights. UFO Watcher Today is looking for more information about the UFO. The army is not giving any further information about a damaged vessel in an army base hangar.

D. Alvin Mendez's disappearance is still a mystery. UFO Watcher Today think he was transported into space by a UFO. The UFO is a giant, disc-like craft.

Explanation / Answer

1.
D. Confirming facts about UFOs can be difficult. Information about UFOs is hard to obtain.
2.
D. UFO watchers today contracted the local army base by phone for comment on this story, but a spokesman refused to comment.

3.
B. He seemed to be describing a midair battle, and he pointed to the damaged portion of the saucer-like craft inside the hangar.

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