Select the correct text in the passage. which lines in this excerpt from war of the worlds by h. g. wells suggest a future in which humans will inhabit distant planets? it seems to me that they have lost a vast advantage in the failure of their first surprise. possibly they see it in the same light. lessing has advanced excellent reasons for supposing that the martians have actually succeeded in effecting a landing on the planet venus. seven months ago now, venus and mars were in alignment with the sun; that is to say, mars was in opposition from the point of view of an observer on venus. subsequently a peculiar luminous and sinuous marking appeared on the unillumined half of the inner planet, and almost simultaneously a faint dark mark of a similar sinuous character was detected upon a photograph of the martian disk. one needs to see the drawings of these appearances in order to appreciate fully their remarkable resemblance in character. it may be that across the immensity of space the martians have watched the fate of these pioneers of theirs and learned their lesson, and that on the planet venus they have found a securer settlement. be that as it may, for many years yet there will certainly be no relaxation of the eager scrutiny of the martian disk, and those fiery darts of the sky, the shooting stars, will bring with them as they fall an unavoidable apprehension to all the sons of men. the broadening of men's views that has resulted can scarcely be exaggerated. before the cylinder fell there was a general persuasion that through all the deep of space no life existed beyond the petty surface of our minute sphere. now we see further. if the martians can reach venus, there is no reason to suppose that the thing is impossible for men, and when the slow cooling of the sun makes this earth uninhabitable, as at last it must do, it may be that the thread of life that has begun here will have streamed out and caught our sister planet within its toils.

i’m pretty sure it is the second

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  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.