Dreams of Flight
There is also an English legend of King Bladud who, during his rule in the ninth century B.C., used wings to fly. But his flight was short-lived and he fell to his death. The dream of flying continued, but in all the legends, the flier rose like a bird only to fall like a stone. It took hundreds of years that men flew up into the air and returned to earth safely.
After studying the flight of birds and the movement of the air, a great scientist of the fifteenth century concluded that birds flew because they flapped their wings and that it was possible for man to do the same. So a kind of flapping-wing flying machine was invented. Many men tried and failed to fly with flying machines. It was not until 1890 that people discovered why this method would never succeed - man could not develop sufficient power with his arms and legs.
A He killed the guards and got out of the island.
C His son came to rescue him and took him away.
42 According to the English legend, King Bladud lost his life because__________.
B he flew too high.
D he was hit by a stone.
A a Greek.
C a Chinese.
44 The priest failed to build the boat because__________.
B his design was not scientific.
D copper spheres could not be made as designed
A he could not develop adequate power with his arms and legs.
C they were made of heavy metal.