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o one knows for sure just how old kites are. In fact, they've been in use for
rbably made of wood. They may even have been covered with silk, because silk was
are built
red to cary ropes to cross rivers. Once across. the ropes were tied down and
bridges were hung for them. Legend tells of one Gieneral who new musical kites
over the enemies camp. The enemy fled, believing the sounds to be the warning voices
of angels. By the 15th centuries, many people flew kites in Europe. Marco Polo may
have brought the kite back from his visit to China. The kite has been linked to great
names and events. For instance, Benjamin Franklin used the kite to prove that lightening
is electricity, Ie flew the kite in the storm. He did this in order to draw lightening from
the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line. The silk ribbon would
stop the lightening from passing through his body. Benjamins idea was first laughed at
but later on it led to the invention of the lightening rod. With such a grand history, kite
flying is sure to remain an entertaining and popular sport
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard
Q16. What does the speaker say about kates
wway
Q17. What did aneient Chinese use kites to do
Q18. Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storn
Passage Two
Interpreter or translator has. Still, they have open doors for me. They have allowed m
the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs. Like
people who have lived overseas for a while, I sirnply got crazy about it. I cant
te living my profesional or social life without intemational interactions. Since
I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States. I like going to new
it's easier to get to know the country and its people. If I had the time and mone
