The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman who became a US citizen. The word ‘telephone’ had been ………………(in / with / to / out)¹ existence since the 1830s and had been ………………(joined / named / employed / applied)² to a number of inventions designed to produce sound.

Bell had become interested in the possibility of long-distance speech through his work with the deaf. He was twenty-eight and his assistant, Thomas Watson, was ………………(quite / just / simply / lately)³ twenty-one when they ……………… (managed / achieved / succeeded / fulfilled)⁴ their great success on 10^th March  1876. ………….(Despite / Although / Because / In spite)⁵ their long and close association, Bell’s first communication by telephone was not ‘Tom, come here, I want you’. Instead ‘Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.’

Filled with………….(excited / exciting / excitement / excitedly)⁶, Bell and Watson demonstrated their invention to a US telegram company. The company wrote to Bell saying that his invention was interesting. However, after ………………(regarding / giving / taking / bearing)⁷ it careful consideration they had ………………(reached / come / arrived / brought)⁸ to the conclusion that it had ‘no future’. Fortunately for Bell, others could see the possibilities. Within four years of its invention, the US had 60,000 telephones. In the next twenty years that figure …………..(has increased / had increased / had been increasing / increased)⁹ to over 6 million.

Today, ninety-three percent of US homes have a telephone, a level of phone ownership no other nation comes near to equaling. Each US household makes or receives ………………(on / by / at / for)¹⁰ average 3,516 calls per years, an astonishing statistic.

1. The telephone ______________ by Alexander Graham Bell.

             A. invented           B. is inventing             C. be invented          D. was invented

2. Mr. Pike ____________the most famous archaeologist in our city.

            A. says to be               B. is said to be   C. is said that   C. said to be

3. Many people believe that God created the world.

            A. It believes that God created the world.        B. The world is believed God created.

            C. God is believed to create the world.          D.  God is believed to have created the world.

4. _________to be the richest man in the USA.

            A. Bill Gates               B. Bill Gates says       C. Bill Gates is            D. Bill Gates is said

5. John is said to have been stolen the money.

            A. It is said that John steals the money.           B. It is said that John was stolen the money.

            C. People said John was stolen the money     D. People say that John steals the money

6. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.

A. Many people say to be homeless after the floods. B. Many people said are homeless after the floods.

C. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods. D. Many people are said to have been homeless after the floods.

7. They think visiting the pyramids is interesting.

A. The pyramids are thought interesting to be visited. B. It is thought the pyramids are visited interesting.

C. Visiting the pyramids is thought to be interesting. D. Visiting the pyramids is thought to have been interesting.

8. The skyscraper is said to have been built in 1930.

A. They said the skyscraper was built in 1930.B. It was said that the skyscraper was built in 1930.

C. They are said the skyscraper is built in 1930.D. It is said that the skyscraper was built in 1930.

9. They predict that a heavy storm will come in the area.

A. A heavy storm is predicted to have come in the area.B. It is predicted that a heavy storm would come in the area.

C. A heavy storm is predicted to come in the area.D. It is predicted that a heavy storm came in the area.

10. _________how the ancient Egyptian carried such heavy blocks of stone.

A. People do not know B. People have not been known C. It has not known D. It has not known

11. John ______________The Great Pyramid of Giza.

A. said to have been visitedB. is said to have visited C. is said to have been visited D. said to have visited.

12. People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.

            A. It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed.

            B. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were said to be destroyed.

            C. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have destroyed.

            D. Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed.

13. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.

            A. They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb.

            B. A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb.

            C. A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb.

            D. A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.

14. George ____________another trip to Greece.

A. is said to be planned            B. said to be planned   C. said to be planning    D. is said to be planning

15. _____________ some precious things stolen from that ancient tomb.

            A. People knew that he buys              B. It was known that he has bought

            C. They knew that he has bought                   D. They know that he bought

16. The X-ray____________ in 1895.

            A. is said to have been discovered                             B. is said to be discovered

            C. said to have been discovered                                 D. said to discover

17. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony______________ next weekend.

A. is going to be performed    B. has been performed C. will be performing                  D. will have performed

18.  I hate_____________ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends

            A. to be asking            B. be asked                             C. being asked   D. of asking

19.  Reagan__________ an actor years ago.

A. is said to be            B. was said being        C. was said have been             D. is said to have been

20.  It__________ that learning a foreign language__________ a lot of time.

            A. says / is taken                                             B. is saying / has been taken      

C. is said / takes                                              D. was said / was taken.

21. The trees________________.

A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard    B. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John

C. were grown in the backyard by John yesterdayD. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John

22. __________________yet?

A. Have the letters been typed B. Have been the letters typed C. Have the letters typed D. Had the letters typed

23. English has become a second language in some countries where __________for administration, broadcasting and education.

            A. is used                    B. it is used                 C. used                        D. being used

24. ___________ the room been cleaned yet?

            A. Have                       B. Has                         C. Did                         D. Was

25.  Lots of houses_____________ by the earthquake.

            A. are destroying        B. destroyed                C. were destroying               D. were destroyed

26. In the US, the first stage of compulsory education ________ as elementary education.

A. to be generally known        B. is generally known C. generally known            D. is generally knowing

27. Education_________ to be the most important element to develop a country.

A. often be considered B. can often consider C. often considers                  D. can often be considered

28. Portuguese___________ as an official language in this city for three hundred years.

A. has always been spoken     B. has been spoken always C. has always spoken D. had always spoken

29. More than ten victims____________ missing in the storm last week.

A. are reported to be   B. are reported to have been   C. are reporting to have been        D. are reporting to be.

30. This car_____________________.

A. was manufactured in Japan by Toyota last year. B. was manufactured by Toyota in Japan last year.

C. was manufactured last year in Japan by Toyota. D. last year was manufactured in Japan by Toyota.

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You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the US. Alexander Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there. One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said: “Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please.” His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. “Mr Bell, I heard every word you said!” Watson shouted excitedly. Bell finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better ones.

1. When was the telephone invented ?

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11. The facsimile ……………. by Alexander Bain in 1843.

            A. invented                 B. was invented          C. has been invented  D. has invented

12. If I had my computer now, I ……………. for the answer on the Internet.

            A. will search          B. would have searched        C. would search         D. would searched

13. My younger sister confessed ……………. my diary.

            A. to read                    B. reading                   C. to have read            D. to have reading

14. If local people drink this untreated water, they …………… have cholera.

            A. will probably          B. probably will          C. would probably      D. probably would

15. Do you agree that playing computer games might make players think …………….?

            A. critic           B. critical         C. critically                  D. criticism

21. We all rejoiced to hear that the first prize had gone to Willis, who _________ active in this field for longer than any of us.

        A. has been                B. was                                   C. had been                        D. is

22. I ___________ some soup for Cindy but she said she wasn’t hungry.

        A. heat                                         B. hit                                      C. have heatened            D. heated

23. Why should we wait any longer? We’ve been told to act once we __________ the governor’s permission.

        A. received                 B. will have received       C. have received               D. will receive

24. Don’t forget to ring me up if ___________ any changes in the timetable.

        A. they are                                  B. it will be                          C. there will be  D. there are

25. Everything should go on as planned unless the weather ___________ considerably worse.

        A. gets                                          B. got                                    C. will get                            D. had got

Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.

We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments.

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1.      Of all my friends, Peter is the most……………………………….He likes having parties. (social)

2.       He…………………………out at the moment. (be)

Can I take the message?

     à Would you  ……………………………………………………………?

 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

    à Alexander Graham Bell was……………………………………………………………