Read the excerpt from "Exploring Mars.” The most famous strange sighting took place in 1976. After a ten-month trip, the Viking I spacecraft reached Mars. The Viking I went into orbit around the planet. It took photos of the surface and sent them to Earth.

Which sentence from the excerpt best expresses the central idea?

The most famous strange sighting took place in 1976.
After a ten-month trip, the Viking I spacecraft reached Mars.
The Viking I went into orbit around the planet.
It took photos of the surface and sent them to Earth.

In the character of one of the pilgrims who survived the first year and new england write a letter to someone back in england describing your car situation and how it has improved

Who was the last member of the stuart line whose death left britain without a clear successor? a. george i b. queen anne c. charles ii d. queen elizabeth

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.