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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 – mutes. 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 of the telephone.

Bell was the inventor of the ____________.

A. bicycle

B. television

C. telephone

D. gas cooker

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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 – mutes. 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 of the telephone.

When was Alexander G. Bell born?

A. No information

B. In 1847

C. In 1870s

D. In 1870

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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 – mutes. 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 of the telephone.

What does the word “emigrate” in line 3 mean?

A. leaves somebody’s country to live in another country.

B. goes to a place for a short time.

C. travels a long way from home to work every day.

D. gets away from something dangerous.

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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 – mutes. 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 of the telephone.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.

B. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear.

C. Bell learned in a school for the deaf – mutes.

D. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics.

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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 – mutes. 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 of the telephone.

He went to live ____________.

A. in Boston

B. iin Scotland

C. in America

D. A & C are correct

I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor. Growing up, he loved science. He was interested
1……… learning about sound 2…………. his mother and his wife were deaf. A person who is deaf does
not have the ability to hear. He started to 3………. experiments with sound.
Alexaner 4…………… out how to send voice signals through a wire. Then, in 1867, he invented the
telephone. This is the invention Alexander Graham Bell is best known for. The first words spoken over
the telephone were, “Mr.Watson, come here. I want to see you.” When Alexander Graham Bell died
5……….. 1992, all telephones went silent for a short time to honor his life.
1. A. over B. in C. on D. at
2. A. because B. so C. and D. or
3. A. go B. work C. make D. do
4. A. found B. is finding C. finds D. finded
5. A. on B. at C. in D. when

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?

61. Graham Bell was once a teacher who rana school for the deaf in Massachusetts.

A.B. C.D.

62. Telephoto, a process for sending pictures by wire, has been inventedduring the 1920s, and the first transcontinental telephoto was sent in 1925.

A.B. C.D.

63. The immune system is the bodies way of protecting itselfagainstviruses.

A. B.C.D.

64. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions tomost of her problems.

A.B.C.D.

65. However cheap it is, the poor quality products cannot always appeal tocustomers.

A.B.C.D.

66. If you do not keep my secret, I will reveal surelyyours.

A.B.C.D.

67. Jim’s grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him.

A.B.C.D.

68. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagershave to cope with in the new world.

A.B.C.D.

69. The choice of which restaurant to go to for tonight’s meal is entirely your.

A.B.C.D.

70. You mustn’t have seen my sister, for I have no sister living on the other end of this city

A.B.C.D.

Alexander Graham Bell is ................. for inventng the telephone. Bell was born...............the 3^rd of March, 1847. His mother, Eliza, was almost completely deaf and could only hear a few loud sounds. She hadn't been able to hear at the of four. Amzingly,....................being deaf, she could play the piano incredibly well. When he was thirty, Bell ..................Mabel Hubbard, who was also.......................

Bell could read and write when he was very young, and he had a clear speaking voice. He first learnt to communcate with his mother using fingers. However, he really wanted to .................to her. He used to speak very close to her head in a deep voice and she was avle to................him.