1. Another possible title for this text could be “The Quest to Reach the North Pole”.

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2. Andrée came up with his “radical idea” in the 1900s. +
3. Andrée’s expeditionwasbackedby prominent Swedes. -
4. The bodies of Andrée and his crew were ultimately found by a group of sealers who had been hoping to solve
the mystery of their disappearance. +
5. Andrée was not able to personally explain in detail how his exploration had ended and how long it had taken. +
6. The author would most likely agree with the English expression, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try
again.” +
7. Andrée’s expedition flew from Danes Island on a windy day in June 1897. +
8. According to Pete Athans, the absence of uncertainty woulddiscourage the ambitions of some people. +
9. The phrase “skittered along, sometimes grazing the Arctic Ocean” could be reworded as “skimmed and
occasionally touched the Arctic Ocean”. -
10. Oceanographer Robert Ballard believes that technology is the solution for all problems in exploration. –
11. A. demonstratingAndrée’s confidence
12. B. eagles
13. C. failure is anever-present possibility in the back
14. B. they had not chosen the right kind
15. A. Arduous
16. C. essentially identical to success.
17. A. The word “success”comes from the word “succedere”
18. C. He developed important aviation technology.
19. B. it forces us to rethink and reassess our tactics.
20. C. it isn’t clear whether or not something will work until it is attempted.

21. Each of our lives faces failures every day, because failure is a state when we do not achieve the desired goal.
Failures are big and small. The bus did not arrive on time, and we were late for the meeting - failure. Failures happen
to each of us, but not everyone has the same attitude to them. I believe that it is better to start acting, making
mistakes, than to slow down, striving for error-free. A. S. Pushkin wrote:... "experience is the son of difficult
mistakes." It is clear that if you do not analyze the errors, the "son" may not be born... Working on the errors is
useful, it will help to identify the reasons for the failures. Thus, you program yourself to failure, because a person is
what he thinks about himself. The loser is not the one who fell, but the one who is not trying to rise.