(12) The story of Daedalus and his son Icarus is one of the most famous stories about human flight. (13) Having offended King Minos, Daedalus and his son were imprisoned in the labyrinth that Daedalus himself had constructed to contain the famous half-man, half-bull monster known as the Minotaur. (14) Daedalus designed a daring plan for escape and fashioned wings for himself and his son by fastening feathers to their bodies with wax. (15) They successfully escaped from the labyrinth, but Icarus grew reckless. (16) He was so joyful about being able to fly that he flew too high. (17) The heat of the sun melted his wings, and he plunged to his death.
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Which of these sentences could be added to the end of the second paragraph (sentences 12-17) to support the ideas in that paragraph?
A.
The clearest breakthrough in human flying occurred with the Wright Brothers flight.
B.
The inhabitants of the mythical Chinese kingdom of Ki Kuang were described as having one arm and three eyes.
C.
Hot air balloons were a popular, but often dangerous, means of flight.
D.
Daedalus, heartbroken, flew on to Naples and vowed never to fly again.
