Direction: Consider text I to answer questions 01 to 04.

TEXT I

Aliens

I pointed my flashlight’s beam into the doorway to reveal the

interior of the spaceship. I called inside. “Hello. Is anybody

there?” No response. A big round silver table was in the

middle of the room with a smaller black spot on top of it. Test

5 tubes lined the far wall, some small and others large enough

to fit a cow. Most of them were occupied with creatures I had

never seen before in any book I had ever read. Then I heard

a noise. I turned around to see the door close. Everything was

really dark and all I could hear was my own breathing. Then I

10 smelled something that made me feel calmer. I felt so relaxed

like I could fall asleep. Like I could just fall asleep. I fell

asleep.

I opened my eyes to a bright light shining in my face. I stood

up to see where I was and what happened. I was still on the

15 ship but it was different. I was laying on a long silver chair with

a light over me like I was in a hospital. The walls were radiating

a violet purple, the floor was glowing white and the top bar that

was connecting the middle table to the ceiling was glowing

blue. I turned to my left to see what was behind me and what

20 I saw was space. Stars and meteors were floating outside the

window. Venus was so close I could see the rocks floating in

its ring. I got up to observe the table when a metal door

opened up to reveal something. Or someone. It had a

humanoid body and a handsome face but with extraordinary

25 features. It had grey skin that looked like sandpaper with

glitter. It was wearing a white lab coat and black pants while

holding what looked like an iPad but longer.

Adapted from: SCHWIEBERT, Jesse. Short Story: Aliens. The Mustangmoom,2020. Available on: https://themustangmoom.com/13473/creative-corner/short-story-aliens. Accessed on: February 25th, 2025.

Read the text and answer questions 85, 86, 87 and 88.

Gulfstream Delivers First Two G700s to Customers

Adapted from Chad Trautvetter

Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first two $75 million G700s to customers, the Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer said yesterday afternoon. Both are now in service with undisclosed customers in the U.S. The company’s 7,750-nm flagship aircraft received FAA approval on March 29, followed by production certification and cabin interior approval on April 8.

“Beginning G700 customer deliveries less than one month after achieving FAA type certification marks an incredible milestone in Gulfstream’s history of raising the bar for the business aviation industry,” said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. “We look forward to continuing these deliveries in the weeks ahead.”

Gulfstream had hoped for certification by the end of last year and anticipated delivering as many as 15 before 2023 ended, but the prolonged approval process has shifted those deliveries into this year. As a result, Gulfstream anticipates a 44 percent bump in deliveries this year to 160 jets, including 50 to 52 G700s and fewer G280s due to the crisis in the Middle East.

Meanwhile, FlightSafety International has two level-D simulators and three flight training devices for the G700 online at its Savannah training center, with two more G700 sims under construction. EASA and UK CAA conducted their final evaluations of these devices two weeks ago. G700 pilot training started on March 21, according to FlightSafety.

Adapted from:https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2024- 04-24/gulfstream-delivers-first-two-g700s-customers.