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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]Ray Bradbury is regarded as one of the greats of 20th-century science fiction along with Isaac Asimov and A.C. Clarke. He established himself at the age of thirty with The Martial Chronicle, which perhaps remains his best-known work. The book celebrates space travel but it is also critical for the social abuses that modern technology has made possible. Though other writers had represented science and technology as a mixed bag of blessings, his book had a great impact. Initially, his audience was small as most readers had no patience with jargon. His popularity grew as he avoided technical words and expressed his ideas about the future in common language.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it.[/passage-header]On the second day of our stay, we had a skiing lesson. We began with learning how to clip on the special shoes and strap on the skis. Then we tried to master the art of balancing on the skis as we moved sideways and forward. There was a lot of slipping and falling. But we finally managed a slow run down the gentle slope. The helmeted toddlers skimming around like small gnats were an embarrassing contrast to our clumsiness. But we ignored them firmly. Soon exhausted, we cut short the lesson and retreated to the institute. All around us, youngsters were happily trying their hand at skiing, snowboarding, and floating hot air balloons like hitting sky gods. It was truly a winter wonderland to revel in.