Given:
Different theories of the model of the universe
To find:
which model of the universe is the most widely accepted and what does it predict
Step-by-step explanation:
The Big Bang theory nicely explains the expansion of the universe.
Obviously, that the universe is expanding suggests that it was a good deal smaller in the past.
Hence, option (D) 'a closed universe in which the universe stops expanding but does not contract' is the correct one.