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Question
Why was the speaker invited to speak on road safety?
Options
It was "Road Safety Week".
He is an expert in this field.
He had received many accident reports.
There had been many accidents near the school.
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Solution
It was "Road Safety Week".
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A boy was flying a kite with his father. He was excited to watch the kite soar high and asked his father, “What kept the kite up?” Dad replied “The String”. The boy said, “No dad, the string is holding the kite down.” The father suddenly broke the string, the kite came crashing down. Now the boy understood, what was holding the kite up. This is true in life as well. We are, advised to follow a set of rules or a prescribed code of conduct to enable us to reach our full potential. However, very often we hear the phrase “I want to be free.” If you take the train off the track, it is free. But where would it go? If each one of us follows our own traffic rules and drive on any side of the road what would you call it? Freedom or chaos? By observing rules we are actually gaining freedom. This is what. discipline is all about.
1. According to the father what kept the kite up?
- the kite itself
- air
- the string
- father’s skills
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- withstand the pressure
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- crash
- soar high
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- work hard
- plan well
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- track
- line
- road
- path
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- obey our elders
- follow a set of rules
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- plan well
6. Taking freedom in our own hands will lead to ______.
- self-discipline
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- a code of conduct
- freedom
7. The main idea of the passage is ______.
- the art of flying kites
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- the right to freedom
