Reading passages

293-We can conclude from the passage that the work Benjamin's brother was doing ---- .
A) required Benjamin to work until late at night
B) was, in the first place, financed by their father
C) was a lot more profitable than his father's work
D) was too hard for a twelve -year -old
E) was well suited to Benjamin's interests


294 -It is obvious from the passage that ---- .
A) Benjamin Franklin's father had plenty of free time to spend with his son
B) Benjamin Franklin grew into a man of many talents
C) lacking a formal education, Benjamin Franklin didn't achieve much in writing
D) Benjamin Franklin's relationship with his father was distant
E) Benjamin's father was illiterate

The world's first liquid -fuelled rocket took off on a cold afternoon in March 1926, from a farm in New England. The result of years of trial and error by a physics professor named Robert Goddard, it rose about 14 metres. Goddard was certain that this modest flight was the first step towards future space flight, but few others shared hisenthusiasm. The director of the Smithsonian - Institution, from which he had been receiving a small amount of financial assistance, was disappointed. The newspapers made fun of him. Yet today, space scientists consider the 1926 experiment an event as important as man's first successful flight.

295 -The passage makes it clear that ---- .
A) hardly anyone took Goddard and his rocket seriously at the time
B) Goddard found financial support after the experiment
C) Goddard was not in the habit of exaggerating things
D) space flight was considered a real possibility
by many people after 1926
E) it is best to experiment with rockets when the weather is cold


296 -We learn from the passage that ---- .
A) it is always cold in New England in March B) the Smithsonian Institution met the entire expense for Goddard's rocket
C) Goddard's experiment was important in the development of future rockets
D) Goddard was put on trial for his errors as a physics professor
E) Robert Goddard owned a farm in New England