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YDT DENEMELERİ Ortaöğretim Genel Müdürlüğü 15. DENEME

46. Historian: 47. Ted:

– Everyone knows Archimedes shouting – You seemed uncomfortable when Emma
“Eureka!”, but they usually think it was just a joined us at the café. Do you have a problem
sudden realisation during a bath. with her?
Researcher: Susan:
– Isn’t that what happened? – She often interrupts me and completes my
sentences. Yesterday she did it again, and I
Historian:
can’t stand it any more.
– Not exactly. According to legend, the king Ted:
at the time, King Hiero, had a magnificent
crown made, but he doubted whether the – ----
goldsmith had used all the gold or kept some
for himself. Then, he asked Archimedes to Susan:
check its purity and weight without melting it – Yeah, you’re right. I’ll just tell her nicely next
down. time.

Researcher:
– ---- A) Perhaps you should just ignore her behaviour
and let it go.
Historian:
B) Maybe if you two cleared the air, things would be
– Indeed. Great discoveries rarely come from
idle thoughts. As the saying goes, “Chance less awkward.
favours the prepared mind”. C) What if you simply avoid joining conversations
when she’s around?
D) I think she interrupts everyone, not just you. So,
A) That’s why the discovery of buoyancy is reduced
to a sudden idea. it’s not worth mentioning.
E) Could it be that she’s just trying to make the
B) I always wondered why Archimedes was
experimenting with water in the first place. conversation livelier?
C) I thought it was just about him discovering how
water rises when you step into it.
D) So, Archimedes was already searching for the
answer to a real problem.
E) The king must have asked Archimedes to test
the crown without damaging it.

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