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The desire to stay cool is of course nothing new.<br />The ancient Egyptians and Romans employed various techniques to cool down their buildings from the outside heat.<br />Some people have even claimed that the first air-conditioning device was invented in ancient Egypt.<br />The ancient Egyptians would hang wet plants outside their windows.<br />And when the air came into the house, it would be cooled by the cool water drops on the plants.<br />The Romans understood that if they could bring cold water under their houses, then the temperature inside would fall.<br />And if we really stretch the meaning of the phrase air-conditioning, then hand fans have been used since the very beginning of the history.<br />People realized that they could move air by waving something, and it would cool them down for a while.<br />The Chinese inventor Ding Huan went a step further in the second century and invented a fan that could go around,<br />similar to the fans we might see today, although it was powered by servants.<br />That's all for today.<br />Please stay tuned for more updates.<br />The desire to stay cool is of course nothing new.<br />The ancient Egyptians and Romans employed various techniques to cool down their buildings from the outside heat.<br />Some people have even claimed that the first air-conditioning device was invented in ancient Egypt.<br />The ancient Egyptians would hang wet plants outside their windows.<br />And when the air came into the house, it would be cooled by the cool water drops on the plants.<br />The Romans understood that if they could bring cold water under their houses, then the temperature inside would fall.<br />And if we really stretch the meaning of the phrase air-conditioning, then hand fans have been used since the very beginning of the history.<br />People realized that they could move air by waving something, and it would cool them down for a while.<br />The Chinese inventor Ding Huan went a step further in the second century and invented a fan that could go around,<br />similar to the fans we might see today, although it was powered by servants.<br />That's all for today.<br />Please stay tuned for more updates.<br />Thank you for watching.

1. （1） What is the speaker mainly talking about?

   A . Cooling fans. B . Air conditioning. C . Room design.
3. （2） Which country might have invented the first cooling device?

   A . Egypt. B . Rome. C . China.
5. （3） Which cooling method has the longest history?

   A . Wet plants. B . Cold water. C . Hand fans.
7. （4） Where is the passage most probably taken from?

   A . A radio programme. B . A culture magazine. C . A history book.