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For the IELTS Reading test variant matching your specific reference code (), the questions generally follow a sentence completion pattern requiring exactly one word or a specific historical concept directly from the text.
To be the first to develop or use a new method, area of knowledge, or activity. (Context: Sir George Cayley pioneered the theory of flight.)
Explanation: Found in Paragraph E: "During the flight, the hydrogen ignited , and the balloon crashed..." Mans Passion For Flight Ielts Answers S1 381i6e563e4ae
A. For centuries, man has gazed at the birds and dreamed of taking to the skies. The history of flight is a testament to human ingenuity and perseverance. While the Wright brothers are often credited with the first successful airplane flight in 1903, the true pioneers of aviation took to the air over a century earlier using lighter-than-air craft.
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Renaissance blueprints and mechanical observation (Da Vinci). Strategic Tips for Tackling This Passage Create a "Mental Text Map"
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Not achieving the desired goal; failing to achieve success. (Context: Early attempts to fly using feather wings were unsuccessful.)
SpaceShipOne reached the edge of space on June 21, 2004 (often cited as a century after the Wrights).
E. However, the path to modern flight was not without tragedy. Pilâtre de Rozier, the man who was the first to fly in a Montgolfier balloon, later attempted to cross the Channel in the opposite direction. He invented a hybrid balloon that combined hot air and hydrogen. Tragically, the mixture proved fatal. During the flight, the hydrogen ignited, and the balloon crashed, killing Rozier and his companion. He became the first casualty of air travel.
Before humans could fly, they sent objects into the air. The Chinese invented kites around 400 BC for religious ceremonies and weather testing. Later, in 1783, the Montgolfier brothers achieved the first successful unmanned and later manned flights using hot air balloons, though these lacked directional control.
(The purpose of early Chinese kites around 400 BC)