在本书所辑的每篇文章后面附有三道选择道，供读者自测阅读能力和检验阅读效果，为方便自学，在全书的最后附有参考答案和相关提示。

但三道选择题不作为任何等级考试或出国考试的模拟题（尽管在一些题目的编写上参考了某些标准化考试的出题思路），并且采取梯度原则，从简到难。

星汉灿烂

Eclipse Thrills Millions From To East

在白昼感受寒冷和黑暗：全世界12亿人观看日全食

WHO:Watching Eclipse Could Make You Go Blind

观看日全食可能使你失明

Eclipse Pilgrims Get Early Start On British Roads

日全食拥塞英沦路

Blinded Boy Warns Of Eclipse Dangers

失明童警告世人

Clouds To Eclipse Eclipse In UK,Europe

云遮雾挡 奇观隐形

Would-Be Astronaut's Remains Head For Moon

生不能做太空人 死后骨灰归月球

Human Trip To Water-Rich Asteroid Possible By 2015

2015年：人类登上水源丰富的小行星

Lunar Probe Slams Into The Moon In Search Of Water

探测器飞撞月球为哪般

Pink storm,Shifting Dunes And Frosty Sand On Mars

火星表面奇观

旦夕祸福

He ran into a basement with several neighbors,where they had to hold the door closed as the twister plowed over them.

"It was pretty intense,"Austin saind,"This was like a bombing had happened-people were bleeding and crying,telephone poles were down."P47