Reading Comprehension Practice 1

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Atmosphere of Venus: High surface temperature due to greenhouse effect from carbon dioxide. Venus' atmosphere is over 90% CO2, trapping more heat than Earth's. Studies may indicate potential agricultural issues on Earth from fossil fuel use.

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predict future agricultural problems on Earth.

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Atmosphere of Venus: High surface temperature due to greenhouse effect from carbon dioxide. Venus' atmosphere is over 90% carbon dioxide, trapping more heat than Earth's atmosphere, which is under 4% carbon dioxide. Important for understanding fossil fuel effects on Earth's agriculture.

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contains much more carbon dioxide than that of the Earth.

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Atmosphere of Venus: High surface temperature due to greenhouse effect from carbon dioxide. Venus' atmosphere is over 90% CO2, trapping more heat than Earth's. Implications for Earth's agriculture and fossil fuel use.

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More CO2 in the atmosphere leads to a warmer world.

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The reading discusses how the brain processes and stores information.

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how human brain processes and stores information.

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Theories on brain function debate the role of the hippocampus in memory. Information from senses is processed by neurons into images, stored in short-term memory, then organized in the hippocampus. Some information fades, and certain data transfers to long-term memory in the cerebral cortex, possibly during sleep. Scientists remain uncertain about the transfer process.

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don’t know exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another.

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Brain function theories debate; hippocampus is key for memory. Sensory info goes to hippocampus, processed by neurons into images, stored in short-term memory, then organized. Some info transfers to long-term memory in the cerebral cortex, possibly during sleep.

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Hippocampus is crucial for processing information.

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Vera Petrova's story involves extraordinary abilities, including perceiving through skin and solid objects. She can read through opaque screens and describe hidden images, but only when blindfolded and with dry hands.

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is not the only fictional character who has extraordinary abilities.

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Vera Petrova loses the ability to perceive objects with her fingers

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as soon as her hands get wet.

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People with extraordinary abilities: Vera Petrova can perceive through her skin and solid walls. She reads a newspaper through an opaque screen while blindfolded, but loses this ability when her hands are wet.

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Vera can’t perceive objects with her skin unless she is blindfold.

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The Bermuda Triangle is known for unexplained disappearances of planes and ships since 1945, with no wreckage found. Many incidents involved normal radio contact until disappearance, with extraordinary messages about malfunctioning instruments and unusual conditions.

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First mention of disappearances in the area was in 1945.