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2021年新生入学指南
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was difficult to take photos of himself and his wife. Ueda sometimes asked people to take
a photo for him, but often, the photo wasn’t good. Ueda decided to make something to
help him – he called his idea the “extender stick”. `Minolta liked Ueda’s idea and they
started to make extender sticks in 1983, but people didn’t buy them.

This is different today, thanks to Wayne Fromm. Fromm is from Canada and he studied
at the University of Toronto. He wasn’t the first person to have idea for a selfie stick, but
he thinks he is the “father” of the device we use today. In the 2000s, Fromm looked at
different umbrellas and used some ideas from them for his selfie stick, the “Quik Pod”.
You can use the Quik Pod with any camera or mobile phone and you can even use it in
water! Wayne is happy because people like his idea and now you can buy the Quik Pod
in 42 different countries around the world.

1. The writer doesn’t think selfie sticks are a good idea.
2. The writer has a remote control for her smartphone camera.

3. You can’t use selfie sticks in the Van Gogh Museum.
4. Hiroshi Ueda worked as a photographer at Minolta.
5. Ueda often travelled to Europe with his wife.

6. It was sometimes difficult for Ueda to take photos when he was on holiday.
7. People didn’t buy “extender sticks” in 1980s.

8. Wayne Fromm’s father was Canadian.
9. At first, Fromm wanted to make an umbrella.

10. You can use the Quik Pod when you go swimming.

PART 4 WRITING 15marks
Section A Joining Sentences 5marks
For each of the question 1 to 5, rewrite the given sentences using the word(s) provided.
Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as
the meaning of the given sentence(s).

Example : Wicky did not come to school. He was not feeling well.
Answer : Wicky did not come to school because he was not feeling well.