Choose the answer. read the passage: we neptunians have been watching earth’s progress for a long time. it has warmed our hearts to watch you move forward. which best identifies the inferential meaning in this passage? the neptunians are very concerned about our rapid progress as a species. the neptunians don't actually think we've made any progress. the neptunians think our progress is hilarious to watch. the neptunians think our progress is something to be commended.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.