Question

already a star, calandrelli tells students to aim high
by des sellner
1 emily calandrelli has floated like astronauts do in space. she has searched for life on mars and gone to the middle of the desert. and she has helped write four published research papers.
2 in 2009 alone, she was named to a usa today all - star academic team and earned two scholarships. she was also voted west virginia university’s ms. mountaineer for her academic work and extracurricular activities.
3 that is not a bad resume, especially since calandrelli is only a senior in college.
4 calandrelli has long had a passion for space. she is drawn to the challenge of space exploration and its benefits.
5 “i’ve always been in love with the stars and view the cosmos as the ultimate adventure,” calandrelli said. “because of technologies from space exploration, we can begin to understand our world’s origins, and our lives are improving. these are the reasons why dedicating a life to the sciences and space exploration is so meaningful and rewarding.”
6 calandrelli has worked on several nasa - related projects during her college years. she has used lasers as part of research to reduce harmful emissions from jet engines. she has developed nanowires for use in chemical detection sensors. (nanowires are incredibly thin wire - like structures.) and she has studied the effect of gravity on different fluids, such as water and oil.
7 what’s been the most interesting nasa project? calandrelli points to a project that involved designing a simulation of a mars soil testing experiment.
read this sentence from paragraph 5.
“i’ve always been in love with the stars and view the cosmos as the ultimate adventure,” calandrelli said.
what does the word ultimate mean in the sentence above?
○ ideal
○ final
○ farthest
○ eventual

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "ultimate" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence is about Calandrelli's view of the cosmos as an adventure. "Ultimate" here should mean the best or most ideal type of adventure, as "ideal" fits the context of the cosmos being the most perfect or desirable adventure. "Final" refers to an end, "farthest" to distance, and "eventual" to something that happens in the end, none of which fit as well as "ideal" in this context.

Answer:

A. ideal