Alexander Graham Bell was born ___________ March 1847. *
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. by
V. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in | B. on | C. from | D. at |
2. A. go | B. went | C. to go | D. going |
3. A. invention | B. inventor | C. inventive | D. invent |
4. A. he | B. we | C. it | D. they |
5. A. speaking | B. letters | C. speech | D. telegram |
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage : 1pt
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ ¬¬to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another¬¬¬. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in B. on C. from D. at
2. A. go B. went C. to go D. going
3. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent
4. A. he B. we C. it D. they
5. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram
Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.
The Telephone
You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it ? The telephone was (1) ____ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847. Later he went (2)____ in the US. A.G. Bell was always interested (3)____ sound. He had a work shop in his house and did many (4) ____ there.
One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. (5) _____ into his telephone. Bell said : ‘‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please ’’. His (6) _____, Watson, was in another room far away (7) ____ the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every (8) _____ you said ! ’’, Watson shouted (9) ____. Bell had finally succeed. He had invented the first telephone. Later other, (10) ______ made better ones.
1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent
2. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived
3. A. into B. to C. in D. by
4. A. examples B. samples C. work D. experiments
5. A. Talk B. Talking C. Talked D. To talk
6. A. worker B. helper C. assistant D. aider
7. A. from B. to C. by D. of
8. A. sound B. word C. phrase D. sentence
9. A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly
10. A. invent B. invention C. inventing D. inventors
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ................... March 3, 1847.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
2. She came ............ with a new idea for increasing sales.
A. on B. up C. in D. over
3. Can you tell me who was the ............ of the telephone?
A. caller B. dreamer C. inventor D. maker 4. Would you like to talk to my new friends? - .................................
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t C. Yes, I’d love to D. Yes I like
5. Bell started experimenting with ways of ............ speech over a long distance.
A. giving B. experimenting C. telling D. transmitting
Telephone was Graham Bell’s ………… invention………………………………..(invent)
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1947 (1)……………… Edinburgh, but when he (2)……………… a young man of 23, he (3) ………………………with his parents to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the (4) ………………………. Soon, he started experimenting with ways of transmitting (5) ………………………. over a long distance. For years Bell and his (6) ………………………Thomas Watson, worked day and night and finally (7) ……………………… up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. They did not know that one day this talking machine would become the (8)………………………and would change people’s lives.
Can I take the message?
à Would you ……………………………………………………………?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
à Alexander Graham Bell was……………………………………………………………
Choose the word(A,B,C or D)that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
On March 3,1847,Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.He was a Scotsman although he later (19)___,firs to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
In America,he worked (20)___ deaf-mutes at Boston University.Soon, Bell started (21)___ with ways of transmitting,speech over a long (22)___.This led to the (23)___of the telephone.
Bell and his assitant,Thomas Watson,conducted many experiments and finally came (24)____with a device which they first introduced in 1878.Bell said on the telephone:"Mr.Waston,come here.I want you" This was the first telephone messages
19.A.left
B.got
C.emigrated
D.walked
20.A.in
B.at
C.for
D.with
21.A.experimenting
B.to experiment
C.experimented
D.A and B are correct
22.A.place
B.distance
C.distances
D.places
23.A.invention
B.to invent
C.create
D.creation
24.A.have to
B.up
C.mustn't
D.must
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
TRUE/ FALSE
25. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman. ____________
26. In Boston, he taught people who were not able to hear. ____________
27. He experimented with ways of transmitting sound by day. ____________
28. He moved with his parents to Canada in 1871. ____________
29. When did he emigrate to the United States?
A. 1874 B. 1867 C. 1870 D. 1871
30. Which of the followings is not used to describe Alexander Graham Bell?
A. dreamy B. practical C. active D. social
On March, 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was _____(23) in Edinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later _____ (24), first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
In America, he worked with ____ (25) at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of _____ (26) speech over a long distance. This led to the _____ (27) of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many _____ (28) and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.
1. A. given B. sent C. born D. seen
2. A. went B. left C. departed D. emigrated
3. A. deaf-mutes B. deaf-limbs C. mutes-limbs D. limb-mutes
4. A. translating B. transforming C. transmitting D. transferring
5. A. work B. making C. invention D. knowledge
6. A. experiments B. experiences C. exports D. excitement
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1947 (1)……………… Edinburgh, but when he (2)……………… a young man of 23, he (3) ………………………with his parents to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the (4) ………………………. Soon, he started experimenting with ways of transmitting (5) ………………………. over a long distance. For years Bell and his (6) ………………………Thomas Watson, worked day and night and finally (7) ……………………… up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. They did not know that one day this talking machine would become the (8)………………………and would change people’s lives.