English, 25.01.2022 01:00 rakanmadi87

Which of the following best summarizes the passage? A.
Jules Verne did not want to be a lawyer, so he became an author. His writing partner was another Frenchman named Pierre-Jules Hetzel. Together, they wrote books such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Five Weeks in a Balloon.
B.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and From the Earth to the Moon are important science fiction books. Both were written by Jules Verne. Verne predicted much of today's technology in the books he wrote in the 19th century.
C.
The novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days were written by Jules Verne. They were edited and published by Pierre-Jule Hetzel. They are the most influential science fiction books ever written.
D.
Jules Verne was a pioneer of the genre of science fiction. He began writing when he was in college. His works include From the Earth to the Moon and Journey to the Center of the Earth. His books influence people over 100 years later.

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