16. The writer is of the opinion that Columbus
[A] owed much to the west winds for his discovery.
[B] took credit for the discovery from someone else.
[C] was unaware that he had discovered the New World.
[D] could hardly deserve to be the discoverer of America.
17. The quote from Victor Hugo indicates that Napoleon
[A] underrated the effect of the weather change.
[B] was the greatest victim of the untimely rain.
[C] failed to foresee the unexpected weather.
[D] encountered a crushing blow at Waterloo.
18. What helped the allies to carry out a successful invasion of Normandy?
[A] It was a brief spell of fairly good weather.
[B] It was a short period of terrible weather.
[C] It was calm weather followed by a storm.
[D] It was the excellent weather condition.
19. According to the author, it is UNTRUE about weather control that
[A] computers and satellites are powerful instruments in dealing with weather.
[B] we are far from being able to control the weather despite modern devices.
[C] we can bring the weather under control owing to technological advances.
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