Question

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

Answer 1

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

Answer 2

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. D

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

5. B

Answer 3

  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