Question

context
i wonder what will be happening a millennium or a thousand years from now; a lot can happen in that much time! people living in the year 1022 would probably have been amazed to see the world in 2022, after the passage of another millennium or a long period of time. i hope that in the next millennium or thousand - year period, new technology will allow people to continue living on earth—and visit other planets on vacation.
quiz: if a comet passes earth once a millennium, when will it go by earth again?
a. in one thousand years.
b. in one million years.
c. in one hundred years.
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a millennium is a period
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daily show special: the
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memory hook
millennium
a millennium is not one - million years, but is 1/1000th of a million years, or 1000 years.

Explanation:

The context and "Memory Hook" state that a millennium is 1000 years. So a comet passing once a millennium will return in 1000 years, matching option a.

Answer:

a. In one thousand years.