閱讀理解。
1. What does the phrase "the father of science fiction" mean?
A. The man who has several children.
B. The man who loves science and inventions.
C. The writer whose father wrote science fiction.
D. The man who first started writing science fiction successfully.
2. What encouraged Jules Verne to write more stories?
A. The plays he wrote for the theater.
B. The encouragement from his father.
C. The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon.
D. The scientific subjects in his stories.
3. Why were Jules Verne's books very popular in the 19th century?
A. Because his books made him rich and famous.
B. Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time.
C. Because his books have been the subjects for many movies.
D. Because many people were interested in science and inventions.
4. Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg?
A. Five Weeks in a Balloon.
B. Around the World in Eighty Days.
C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth.
D. From the Earth to the Moon.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Jules Verne only wrote plays in the 19th century.
B. Many of the predictions in Verne's stories came true.
C. The main characters in Verne's books are always on time.
D. The space flight Veme described was different from others.