Reading passages

Wright brothers were able to succeed in an effort 
in which so many others had failed. Many 
explanations have been offered but three reasons 
are most often cited. First, they were a team. Both 
men worked well together, read the same book, 
located 
and 
shared 
information, 
talked 
incessantly about the possibility of manned flight, 
and served as a consistent source of inspiration 
and encouragement to each others. They were also 
glider pilots. Unlike some other engineers who 
experimented with the theories of flight, Orville 
and Wilbur Wright experienced the practical side 
of their work by building and flying in kites and 
gliders. In addition, the Wright brothers had 
designed more effective wings for the aeroplane 
than had been previously engineered.

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55- The experience distinguishing the Wright 
brothers from their competitors was that............ .
A) they were much cleverer than their 
contemporaries 
B) their backgrounds were full of aviation 
successes 
C) they had the chance to try their work ,being 
aviators 
D) they were inspired by their masters who made 
experiments before 
E) their erstwhile efforts were praised, which 
encouraged them to go ahead 
56- The author‘s main point in this passage 
is............. .
A) the advantage of the internal combustion engine 
in the Wright brothers 
B) the Wright brothers‟ experience as pilots 
C) the importance of knowing how to build and fly 
in kites and gliders 
D) the reasons why the Wright brothers succeeded 
in manned flight 
E) the Wright brothers‟ using different tools and 
techniques