Cloze Test – Test 76

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution. The model describes how the universe expanded from a very (21) density and high temperature state, and offers a (22) explanation for a broad range of phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background, large scale structure and Hubble's Law. If the known laws of physics are extrapolated to the highest density regime, the result is a singularity which is typically associated with the Big Bang. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the universe place this moment at (23) 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the (24) of subatomic particles, and later simple atoms. Giant clouds of these (25) elements later coalesced through gravity in halos of dark matter, eventually forming the stars and galaxies visible today.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution. The model describes how the universe expanded from a very (21) density and high temperature state, and offers a (22) explanation for a broad range of phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background, large scale structure and Hubble's Law. If the known laws of physics are extrapolated to the highest density regime, the result is a singularity which is typically associated with the Big Bang. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the universe place this moment at (23) 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the (24) of subatomic particles, and later simple atoms. Giant clouds of these (25) elements later coalesced through gravity in halos of dark matter, eventually forming the stars and galaxies visible today.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution. The model describes how the universe expanded from a very (21) density and high temperature state, and offers a (22) explanation for a broad range of phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background, large scale structure and Hubble's Law. If the known laws of physics are extrapolated to the highest density regime, the result is a singularity which is typically associated with the Big Bang. Detailed measurements of the expansion rate of the universe place this moment at (23) 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the (24) of subatomic particles, and later simple atoms. Giant clouds of these (25) elements later coalesced through gravity in halos of dark matter, eventually forming the stars and galaxies visible today.