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2023 ‫מועד קיץ‬ - 49 - ‫ פרק שני‬- ‫אנגלית‬

Text II (Questions 18-22)

(1) In the world of toys, where new ideas lose their charm alarmingly quickly, a small
bottle containing soapy liquid used to blow bubbles has been a constant favorite since
the 1940s. According to one current industry estimate, 200 million bottles of bubble
liquid are sold annually. Tim Kehoe, a toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, dreamed

(5) of taking the classic, transparent bubble one step further. He devoted eleven years of his
life to creating colored bubbles – bubbles of a single vibrant hue, be it green, blue, or
pink.

The realization of Kehoe's dream proved to be no simple undertaking. In the
process, he stained his car, several bathtubs, and a few dozen children. He ruined

(10) kitchen countertops and corporate conference tables, and caused a chemical fire or two.
Eventually, he succeeded in making colored bubbles with a dye that could be washed

off skin and clothing, but market research showed that the product was still not ready.
Even temporary stains horrified parents. Unfortunately for Kehoe, in the history of
organic chemistry no one had ever created a water-soluble dye that faded spontaneously.

(15) Kehoe called in Dr. Ram Sabnis, one of a handful of experts on dye chemistry in
the world. Sabnis, who eventually solved the problem, says the project was the most

difficult he had ever worked on. "Nobody has made this chemistry before. We have
synthesized a whole new class of dyes." Zubbles, the product of Sabnis and Kehoe's
collaboration, appeared on the market in 2009 – to the delight of bubble lovers big and
(20) small.

Questions

18. An appropriate title for this text would be -

(1) The Hazards of Inventing Toys
(2) Zubbles: A Classic Toy Reinvented
(3) How Kehoe and Sabnis Revolutionized the Toy Market
(4) Spontaneous Fading: Water-Soluble Dyes

19. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to -

(1) claim that bubbles are the world's favorite toy
(2) explain why new ideas for toys lose their charm quickly
(3) describe toys that have been available since the 1940s
(4) introduce a new form of a favorite toy

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