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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #32982 Bermuda
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No scientific derivations prove any aura of mystery enveloping the Bermuda Triangle. Many theories pertaining to extraterrestrials, evil humans, anti gravity, magnetic field, oceanic flatulence and other technical sounding and weird hypothesis have been put forth. But a few investigators contrive ill luck, pirates, incompetence of navigators to be the cause of these missing ships and planes. A few die hard rationalists believe that there is no mystery element that needs to be explained as the figures pertaining to wrecks is common when there is such exceeding traffic on sea.

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Option 3: "The missing ships and planes around the Bermuda Triangle have aroused public curiosity."

Explanation: The text discusses various theories and hypotheses regarding the Bermuda Triangle, indicating that the topic generates significant interest and curiosity among the public, thus supporting this main point.

Option 1: "The Bermuda Triangle has always been shrouded in mystery."

Explanation: The text explicitly states that there are no scientific proofs of any mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle, contradicting the idea that it is shrouded in mystery.

Option 2: "The missing ships in the Bermuda Triangle’s domain perhaps were lost to identifiable reasons."

Explanation: While the text mentions some theories about the causes of missing ships, it emphasizes that many of these theories are unfounded and that the actual reasons are often attributed to rational explanations, not identifiable reasons.

Option 4: "No one has taken up serious investigation on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle."

Explanation: The text does not claim that no serious investigations have been conducted; rather, it discusses various theories and the opinions of rationalists, suggesting that there is ongoing discourse about the topic.

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