I. One of the inventions made in the world of science and technology is the telephone. This instrument has become an important part in our daily life The word "telephone " comes from two Greek words" tele " and " phone". These words mean "far" and "sound". The telephone uses electricity to carry sound over distance. So you see, the two Greek words tell us exactly what the instrument does. Since its invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the design of the telephone set has changed greatly. However, the way the telephone works is still the same. I. What has become an important part in our daily life? 2. What do the words " tele" and" phone " mean? 3. How does the telephone carry sound over a distance? 4. Who invented the telephone? 5. When was the telephone invented? 6. Has the design of the telephone set changed a lot since its invention? 2.Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada first and then to the USA in 1870s In America, he worked with the deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. He worked with Thomas Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfully demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, he invented the telephone. By 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use. 1. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ? 3. Who did Bell work with at Boston University? 4. What did Bell invent ? 5. Did Bell conduct many experiments in America? 6. Where did he successfully demonstrate his invention? 2. Where did he emigrate first ?
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. Then he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another place? Bell began to work on a new intention.
1, Where was Alexander Graham born?
2, When did his family govto live in America?
3, What did he do in Boston?
4,Why did he begin to work on a new invention?
I. Fill in each blank with the correct adverb of place from the box:
There (x2) , inside (x2) , outside (x2), here , upstairs. 1. We shouldn't stay .............in the cold weather for long or we will get a cold 2. Lan is a shy girl . She just likes to stay ............... . She never joins in outdoor activities 3. Where is the cat ? It's not in the house. It's................ 4. Can you pick me up in front of my house? Yes, I'll come................ At 6 o'clock 5. Do you like this restaurant? Yes, I come................ Once a month 6. My house has two floors. My parents live on the first floor and my brother and I live................. 7. Is this your brother ? No , my brother is standing..................... , beside the window 8. My family has a small house in the country. We often go.............. To enjoy the summer vacation II.Write the sentences with "be going to " , using the words/ phrases given: 1. My mother/make/a big meal / tonight .......................................................... 2. I/finish/work/6pm .......................................................... 3. I/not have/ a birthday party/ this year .......................................................... 4. You/meet/Lan/tonight ? .......................................................... 5. We/take/our cousins/on holiday with us .......................................................... 6. My friends/ not come/tonight .......................................................... 7. He /catch/ the train to London/9 o'clock .......................................................... 8. I/not come/ to class/ tomorrow .......................................................... 9. My grandmother/ visit/us/ Saturday .......................................................... 10. You/stay/home/this weekend? .......................................................... III. There's ONE mistake in each sentence.Correct the mistakes : 1. We are going at the concert tonight..........................................................
2. Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius
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3. Let's go out now.It doesn't rain now
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4. Minh learned to swim when he is a child
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5. She is being in London at the moment
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6. My family moved to this city at 2005
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7. They felt happily when they got the good results
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8. Alexander Graham Bell taught in a school for deaf
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9. When he heard the words , Watson rushed upstairs,run into Bell's room,and shouted,"I heard you ".
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10. He is going to buying a new computer
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IV. Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Dear Peter ,
I am very sorry that I couldn't meet you last night.I hope that you (1).......... Wait too long outside the theater. I had to look (2)............ My younger brother until my mother returned home. She was a full-timer at the doctor's and she arrived home very (3)................. . I ran all the way to the bus stop but I had already missed the bus. I decided (4).......... On the train and I arrived at the theater at eight o'clock.I didn't think you would still be there, because it was three-quarter of (5).............. Hour late . I hope that you will forgive me
Your friend
Tom
1. A.do not
B.did not
C.not
D.were not
2.A.for
B.at
C.up
D.after
3.A.late
B.lately
C.later
D.laters
4.A.get
B.to get
C.getting
D.to getting
5.A.a
B.the
C.an
D.O
V.Choose the item among A,B,C or D that best answer the question about the passage:
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh , Scotland in the 19th century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of Science. His father helped him a lot by supervising his work with the deaf. When he worked with the deaf and investigated the science of acoustics , his studies finally led to the invention of multiple telegraph and his greatest invention- the telephone. He dedicated the last 25 years of his life to advances in aviation
1. What an Alexander Graham Bell 's greatest invention?
A.multiple telegraph
B.telephone
C.aviation
D.acoustics
2.To what did Bell dedicate the last years of his life?
A.acoustics
B.aviation
C.adventure
D.architecture
3. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?
A.100
B.50
C.35
D.25
4. What of the following statements with the science of acoustic
A. Bell was born in the 18th century
B. Bell worked with the deaf
C. Bell experimented with the science of acoustics
D. Bell invented a multiple telegraph
5. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell ?
A. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot
B. He dedicated his life to science and the well-being of mankind
C. He worked very hard, but never succeeded
D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone
VI.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
1.Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was the
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2.This tool is useful
It's...........................
3.How well she dances!
What a
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4.The theater is near my house The theater isn't......................5.I'll telephone you tomorrow morningI'll give you.................6. Your dress isn't the same as mine My dress is.....................7. Lan learns English quickly Lan is .........................8. You went to the cinema last night, didn't you?Did you.......................?
I) 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 tracher of a deal, he worked far into the night experimenting with the slectrical transmission of the sound.This led to tht invention of tht telephone on 1876
1) Where was Graham Bell born ?
2 ) Did Graham Bell move with his parents to Canada in 1870?
3) What did he do in Boston ?
4) When did he invent the telephone?
II)
1. " Please come into my office." the principal said to me.
-> The principal asked .................................................
2. I loved that city so much, but now I don't love it any more.
-> I used..............................................................
3. The red dress is more expensive than the blue one.
-> The blue dress isn't .........................................
4.You should study harder.
-> You ought......................................................
III)WRITE MEANINGFUL SENTENCES USING THE CUES GIVEN.
1) My father/ used to/ live/farm / when / he /be / young.
2) They / study / English / two years.
Alexander Graham Bell, the American (1) ……………… and teacher of the deaf, was most famous (2) ……………… his invention of the telephone. He was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the universities of Edinburgh and London. He (3) ……………… to Canada in 1870 and to the United states in 1871. In the United States he began teaching deaf mutes, publicizing the system called visible (4) ………………. The system, which was developed by his father, the Scottish educator Alexander Melville Bell, shows (5) ……………… the lips, tongue and throat are used in the articulation of sound. In 1872 Bell founded a school for deaf – mutes in Boston, Massachusetts. The school subsequently became part of Boston University, (6) ……………… Bell was appointed professor of vocal physiology. He became a naturalized U.S citizen in 1882.
1. A. scientist B. doctor C. architect D. inventor
2. A. with B. of C. for D. about
3. A. departed B. emigrated C. sent D. left
4. A. message B. demonstration C. information D. speech
5. A. how B. why C. which D. that
6. A. when B. what C. where D. All are correct
Word from:
1Marconi was the........... Of radio ( invent)
2. The.........of the radio was made by Marconi (invent)
3. The play was a .......... Success ( commerce)
4. He likes..... Movies very much (atc)
5. Alexander Graham Bell ............. Demonstrated his invention (success)
6. Lan felt sad because she was......in her job (success)
7.Thomas Watson was Bell's ..............(assist)
8. Can I leave the......... Of the table for you (arrange)
9. Alexander Graham Bell experimented with ways of transmitting ............. Over a long distance (speak)
10. Lam's ............. Of books is attractive (arrange)
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications , Alaxander Graham Bell , was (1)............... in 1874 in Edinburgh , Scotland . He moved to Ontario , and then to the United States , setting in Boston , before beginning his career as an inventor . Throughout his life , Bell had been interested (2) ........... the education of deaf people . This interest led him to (3) ...............the microphone and , in 1867 , his " electrical speech machine " , which we now call a (4) .............. News of his invention quickly (5) ...........throughout the country , even throughout Europe . By 1878 , Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Havan , Connecticut . By 1884 , long distance connections were (6) .............between Boston , Massachusetts and New York City .
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone , like the model from (7) ............ 1920s , but would he ever have (8) ................telephone lines being used to transmit video images ? Since his (9) .............in 1922 , the telecommunications industry has undergone an amazing revolution . Today , non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate . Bell's " electrical speech machine " paved the way (10)................ the information superhighway .
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention.
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1. When was Alexander G. Bell born?
a. In 1847 b. In 1870 c.In 1870s d.no information
2. He went to live _______ .
a. in Scotland b. in America c. in Boston d. b & c are correct
3. What does the word ‘emigrate’ in line 4 mean?
a. leave somebody’s country to live in another country
b. to go to a place for a short time
c. travel a long way from home to work every day
d. get away from something dangerous
4. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to?
a. sounds b. the Bells c. the American d.the deaf.
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.
b. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.
c. Bell learned in a school for the deaf.
d. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.