Most people enjoy looking up at the night sky on a clear night and seeing thousands of

stars. Human beings have always been fascinated by the stars in the sky. These resplendent
points of light are romantic and mysterious to many people, but for other people they are
important objects of study. These people are called astronomers and astrologers.
Astronomers study the stars to find out about the universe, the sun, other stars and the
planets; while astrologers study them to predict what is going to happen in a persons life.
Hundreds of years ago, many famous astronomers also gave astrological guidance. For
men, in the beginning of times, the sky was extremely important because both the sun and
the rain came from it. Priests observed and studied the sky, so they could give people
guidance about the best time for planting and collecting crops. They made many important
discoveries through their observations. For example, they developed calendars and learned
how to predict eclipses. Rulers and kings asked for guidance from these early priestastronomers. They frequently asked them to predict future events of all classes and this is
how Astrology started.
Astrologers study the position of stars and planets at the time of a persons birth, and then
tell what will happen in this persons life. They study the position of stars in order to predict
the future. These predictions are called horoscopes, and many people today believe that
they should look at their horoscope every day. Great rulers and even important people in
our time believe that the advice of astrologers is important.
Early astronomers and astrologers could only study stars with their eyes. The invention of
the telescope made it possible to study stars better and Astronomy began to develop as
science. Astronomers observed the positions of stars and the movement of the earth and
other planets in space. From these observations, they began to understand scientific laws
such as gravity and they disproved some old ideas such as the earth being the center of the
universe. We know, for example, that the earth is very small compared to other objects in
space. It is only one of the planets that revolve around the sun and the sun is just one of
billions of stars in over the galaxy, which is just one of millions of galaxies in the universe.
So, although Astronomy and Astrology study stars and started at about the same time in
history, today they are quite different.

1. The most appropriate title for this reading is

A. Predicting human events through Astrology.
B. The study of stars.
C. The complete History of Astronomy and Astrology.
D.
2. At the beginning of History, every important economic application of the observation of
stars was the
A. Divination of important events in the life of people.
B. Identification of the important characteristics in the temper of people.

C. Relationship of the stars and the rain with agriculture.

D. Prediction of the consequences of wars and confrontations.
3. The text shows that
A. Astrological predictions are as important today as they were in the beginning of
History.
B. The first men did not consider Astronomy important.
C. Historically, Astronomy and Astrology have always been the same.
D. Originally, there was no difference between Astronomy and Astrology.
4. The first scientific result of the observation of the stars mentioned in the text is the
A.
B.
C.
D.

Prediction of rainy and summer times.

Concept of gravity.
Announcement of eclipses.
Creation of calendars.

5. According to the reading, in the first centuries

A.
B.
C.
D.

Priests were frequently astronomers.

Predictions were important only for agricultural and military reasons.
There were few astronomers.
Only dignitaries were interested in receiving astrological guidance.

6. In the third paragraph, the underlined word should means

A.
B.
C.
D.

It can be done
It is possible
It is recommended
It is permitted

7. In the fourth paragraph, the text says after the invention of the telescope, the astronomers
could understand scientific laws and correct some traditional ideas because they
A.
B.
C.
D.

Discovered other planets.

Understand gravity.
Observed stars more frequently.
Based their conclusions on more valid observation.

8. In the second paragraph, the underlined word while expresses

A.
B.
C.
D.

Continuity.
Contrast.
Sequence.
Simultaneity.

9. In the fifth paragraph, the underlined expression such as means

A. Very much.

B. With the objective of.

C. Resulting in.
D. For example.
10. In the second and third paragraphs, the underlined word rulers means
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lords.
People in authority.
Cabinets.
Places of government.