Read the text carefully to answer questions number 2 to 4 THE ELEVENTH OF JUNE 1983 What is so special about date? 11 th June 1983 was the date when a total solar eclipse happened over Indonesia. But how did it happen? It is interesting to learn how an eclipse happens. We know that the moon goes around the earth, don’t we? And the earth goes around the sun, doesn’t it? When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the shadow of the moon falls on the earth. In this part of the earth people do not have sunlight. We call this a solar eclipse because we cannot see a part or the whole of the sun. In fact, a solar eclipse is not rare event, because it happens once every eighteen months. However, a total eclipse, that is, when the sun becomes totally dark, happens only once in 350 years at any given place. The 1983 total eclipse began at sunrise in the Indian Ocean. The shadow moved quickly across the ocean towards the east, and passed Java, bringing darkness right in the middle of the day. People did not dare to look at the sun during the eclipse. It is dangerous to look up at the sun because it may cause blindness. It is wise to look after our eyes, isn’t it? In fact, a solar eclipse is not rare event, because it happens once every eighteen months. The underlined word means …

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Read the text carefully to answer questions number 2 to 4

THE ELEVENTH OF JUNE 1983

What is so special about date? 11^th June 1983 was the date when a total solar eclipse happened over Indonesia. But how did it happen?

It is interesting to learn how an eclipse happens. We know that the moon goes around the earth, don’t we? And the earth goes around the sun, doesn’t it? When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, the shadow of the moon falls on the earth. In this part of the earth people do not have sunlight. We call this a solar eclipse because we cannot see a part or the whole of the sun. In fact, a solar eclipse is not rare event, because it happens once every eighteen months. However, a total eclipse, that is, when the sun becomes totally dark, happens only once in 350 years at any given place.

The 1983 total eclipse began at sunrise in the Indian Ocean. The shadow moved quickly across the ocean towards the east, and passed Java, bringing darkness right in the middle of the day. People did not dare to look at the sun during the eclipse. It is dangerous to look up at the sun because it may cause blindness. It is wise to look after our eyes, isn’t it?

In fact, a solar eclipse is not rare event, because it happens once every eighteen months.

The underlined word means …

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