Long long ago , dinosaurs ruled Earth . We now know a lot about the many different types of dinosaurs because scientists have found many dinosaur bones . However , around 65 million years ago , all the dinosaurs suddenly disappeared . People argue about what really happened to them .
Some scientists believe that dinosaurs died out because there was sudden temperature change on Earth . But what could have caused this huge change ?
Many people believe that Earth might have been hit by a really large rock , or even a very small planet . Scientists have even found a 200-kilometre-wide hole in Mexico . They think it might be the place where a small planet hit Earth . If a small planet hit Earth , it would have caused many problems for the dinosaurs , including storms , fire , acid rain and earthquakes . All of these would have released a lot of dust into the air . The dust would have been so thick that it would have been impossible for the dinosaurs to see the sun . Without sunlight , it would have been too cold and dark for plants to grow . When plants died , The plant-eating dinosaurs would have had nothing to eat and die . The meat-eating dinosaurs would also have become very hungry . They may even have become so hungry that they ate each other . Without enough food for all the dinosaurs , they would have begun to disappear quickly .
But some people do not agree with these explanations of why the dinosaurs died out . Some scientists think that a huge volcano eruption may have killed the dinosaurs , while others believe that the dinosaurs died as Earth slowly got colder and colder . Although they have disappeared dinosaurs continue to fascinate people .
Choose the best answer
1- According to scientists , _________ may be the main reason for the dinosaurs' dying out .( )
A . big fires . B earthquakes acid . C rain . D temperature change
2-The passage mentioned_________ ideas that scientists came up with about the end of the dinosaurs .( )
A. two B.three C.four D.five
3- The underlined expression "volcano eruption " Probably refers to ________ .( )
A. The name of a minor planet B.a kind of dinosaur
C. a kind of disaster D.the name of an earthquake
4- Earth might have become cold because _____________.( )
A . the sun refused to rise B.the dust kept the sunlight away
C.there was too much rain D.there were too many dinosaurs
5- This passage might be found in _________. ( )
A. a scince-fiction book B.a story book C.a dictionary D. a science magazine
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