READING Instructions: answer the following question according to the text below. What is the main topic of the text? Best in Flight Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright grew up in a small town in Ohio. They shared an intellectual curiosity and an aptitude for science, and together they developed the first successful airplane in North Carolina. They became national heroes and are considered the fathers of modern aviation. The question has often been asked why they were able to succeed in their efforts when so many others had failed. Many explanations have been offered. Among these are the three most cited reasons. First, they were a team. Both men worked well together, read the same books, located and shared information, talked incessantly about the possibility of manned flight, and served as consistent sources of inspiration and encouragement to each other. Quite simply, two geniuses are better than one. In addition, they were both glider pilots. This made them different from other engineers, who only experimented with the theories of flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright experienced the practical side of their work—they were engineers and also built kites and gliders.

the reasons for the Wright brothers’ success in human flight

the Wright brothers’ experience as pilots

the importance of gliders for the development of airplanes

READING Instructions: answer the following question according to the text below. Why are the Wright brothers considered the fathers of modern aviation? Best in Flight Brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright grew up in a small town in Ohio. They shared an intellectual curiosity and an aptitude for science, and together they developed the first successful airplane in North Carolina. They became national heroes and are considered the fathers of modern aviation. The question has often been asked why they were able to succeed in their efforts when so many others had failed. Many explanations have been offered. Among these are the three most cited reasons. First, they were a team. Both men worked well together, read the same books, located and shared information, talked incessantly about the possibility of manned flight, and served as consistent sources of inspiration and encouragement to each other. Quite simply, two geniuses are better than one. In addition, they were both glider pilots. This made them different from other engineers, who only experimented with the theories of flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright experienced the practical side of their work—they were engineers and also built kites and gliders.

because they developed the first successful airplane

because they shared common interests

because they were some of the best glider pilots in the world

because they became national heroes

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play

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I not usually get up early on Sunday.

I do usually get up not early on Sunday.

I don’t usually get up early on Sunday.

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Did they went to the theater last Saturday?

Do they go to the theater last Sunday?

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