Our lives are made better everyday thanks to inventions. But sometimes, inventions can make our lives worse. This can happen when an invention was not used according to the inventor’s plan. For example, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist, invented a strong explosive in 1867. It was called dynamite and it revolutionized the world of engineering. After its invention, many bridges, tunnels and other structures were built with the help of dynamite. However, dynamite was also used to kill people in wars. This upset Nobel. Before his death, Nobel decided to use the money from his famous invention to make the world the better place. A special fun was started in Nobel’s name. Every year, Nobel prizes are given for extraordinary work in science, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace.

True or False:

1. Inventions make our lives worse because of the inventor’s plan

2. A strong explosive was invented in 1867

3. The purpose of dynamite was to kill people in wars.

4. Nobel prizes are given for extraordinary work in science, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace each year.

5. The word “this” refers to:

A. Dynamite was used to build bridges, tunnels, …

B. His prizes are given for extraordinary work in science, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace.

C. Dynamite was used to kill people

6. topic of the passage:

A. Dynamite- the best invention

B. Alfred Nobel – a great inventor.

C. Dynamite – its pros and cons

Our lives (1) _____________________________ (make) better every day thanks to inventions. But sometimes, inventions can make our lives worse. This can happen when an invention (2) __________________________ (not use) according to the inventor’s plan. For example, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist, invented a strong explosive in 1867. It (3) ________________________ (call) dynamite and it revolutionized the world of engineering. After its invention, many bridges, tunnels and other structures (4) _________________________ (build) with the help of dynamite. However, dynamite (5) _________________________ (also, use) to kill people in wars. This upset Nobel. Before his death, Nobel decided to use the money from his famous invention to make the world a better place. A special fund (6) ________________________ (start) in Nobel’s name. Every year, Nobel prizes (7) _________________________ (give) for extraordinary work in science, medicine, literature and the promotion of world peace. 

The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad; it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better.

B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

C. The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions

D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better.

The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better.

B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

C. The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions.

D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives better.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

 “ The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the way by which we use these inventions

A. Whether an invention is good or bad depends on the way by which we use it because the purpose of any invention is to make our lives better

B. We can use either good or bad inventions to make our lives better.

C. The purpose of any invention, whether good or bad, is to make our lives better. This depends on the way by which we use these inventions

D. Good or bad as they are, all inventions have the same purpose to make our lives bette

Use the ideas below to write a paragraph of around 100 words about the benefits of space exploration.

• Might find new minerals, precious materials sometimes → make our lives easier

• Bring smart people work together → result in fantastic scientific discoveries, useful inventions

• Colonise other plants, make atmosphere suitable for human life

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We earn our _____ (LIVE) in America today in peaceful ______ (COMPETE) with people all across the Earth. Profound and _____ (POWER) forces are shaking and _____ (MAKE) our world, and the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy. This new world has already _____ (RICH) the lives of millions of Americans who are able to _____ (COMPETITION) and win in it. But when most people are working harder for less, when others cannot work at all, when the cost of health care devastates families and threatens to _____ (BANK) our enterprises, great and small, when the fear of crime robs law abiding citizens of their _____ (FREE), and when millions of poor children cannot even imagine the lives we are calling them to lead, we have not made change our friend.

Q: We earn our _____ (LIVE) in America today in peaceful ______ (COMPETE) with people all across the Earth. Profound and _____ (POWER) forces are shaking and _____ (MAKE) our world, and the urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy. This new world has already _____ (RICH) the lives of millions of Americans who are able to _____ (COMPETITION) and win in it. But when most people are working harder for less, when others cannot work at all, when the cost of health care devastates families and threatens to _____ (BANK) our enterprises, great and small, when the fear of crime robs law abiding citizens of their _____ (FREE), and when millions of poor children cannot even imagine the lives we are calling them to lead, we have not made change our friend.

Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives.

Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine

'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the too and I brush my-teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don'y eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'

Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different route to work. Eat something different for brealfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life.

1. This passage is mainly concerned with...............................

a.our usual ways of doing things

b. our daily activities

c. Jo's timetable

d. changes in our lives

2. according to the passage, routines are useful because.........................

a. we can do them in the morning

b. they make a habit of never thinking

c. they save time and energy

d. we all have them in our lives

3. the word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with.....................

a. balcony

b. bedroom

c. sink

d. toilet

4.what is the main disadvantage of routines?

a. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas

b. Routines may change our life

c. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing

d. Routines make us do the same things day after day

5. which of the sentences is true?

a. Routines make our brain creative

b.people who have routines are unable to think

c. we shouldn'r break our routines

d. our lives could be changed if we change our routines