226- From the figures in the passage, it can be determined that ............. .
A) a year on the Earth is approximately 322 days shorter than that on Mars
B) the distance between the Sun and Mars is nearly 228 million km
C) there are 11 planets revolving around the Sun, the farthest of which is Mars
D) Mars and the Earth completes and orbit around the Sun in the same period of time
E) there isn't much difference between the closest and furthest points of Mars to the Sun
227- The distance between Mars and the Sun changes due to ................ .
A) the big eccentricity of the former’s oval-shaped appearance
B) the latter’s irregular shape
C) the fact that there are atmospheric conditions in space
D) the fact that the former completes its tour around
the latter much later than the Earth
E) the undetectable rays emerging from the other planets between them
228- “24 hours and 37 minutes” is mentioned in the passage to signify ............... .
A) the length of time of one tour of the Earth around Mars
B) the distance between Mars and the Sun from the point of time
C) the span of one tour of Mars around itself
D) the similarity between Mars and the Earth
E) the duration when Mars can be best observed in a year
Superstition is a belief for which there appears to be no rational substance. Many persons, in
nearly all times, have held, seriously or half-seriously, irrational beliefs concerning methods of
warding off ill or bringing good, foretelling the future, and healing or preventing sickness or
accident. A few specific folk traditions, such as belief in the evil eye have been found in most
periods of history and in most parts of the world. Others may be limited to one country, region,
or village, to one family, or to one social or vocational group. Superstition has been deeply
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