Answer: [C]: __________________________________________________________ "<span>Scientists believe it's important to know why the sun's atmosphere is hot." __________________________________________________________ Note: Consider: _________________________________________ Choice [A]: "</span><span>Other planets have more total solar eclipses than Earth does." This choice is INCORRECT; since nowhere in the article is this mentioned or implied; nor can this be inferred. _________________________________________ Choice [B]: "</span><span>Solar winds will soon stop flowing out of the sun's upper atmosphere." This choice is INCORRECT. Note that "solar winds" are mentioned in the last paragraph of the article. But the article never mentions or implies that the solar winds will "soon stop flowing out of [the sun's upper atmosphere]". _________________________________________ Choice [D]: "</span><span>Most scientists don't care too much about total solar eclipses." This choice is INCORRECT. To the contrary, this article emphasizes that scientist are very interested in "total solar eclipses". Refer to the beginning sentence of the third paragraph—which occurs after the first two paragraphs discussing "total solar eclipses" and a particular "total solar eclipse" : "Scientists were excited. ..." . _________________________________________ The remaining—and correct—answer choice is: _________________________________________ Answer choice: [C]: </span>"Scientists believe it's important to know why the sun's atmosphere is hot." Note: The third paragraph of this article directly emphasizes this. _____________________________________________________
Summary. “To Build a Fire” is an adventure story of a man's futile attempt to travel across ten miles of Yukon wilderness in temperatures dropping to seventy-five degrees below zero. At ten o'clock in the morning, the unnamed protagonist plans to arrive by lunchtime at a camp where others are waiting.
