CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS OR PHRASES TO FILL THE BLANKS :

1, Deaf - mutes can .............. speak ............. hear

a, both ... and b, not only ... but also c, neither ... nor d, either ... or

2, Alexander graham bell was born ............. march 3, 1847

a, in b, on c, at d, during

3, They .......... from Canada to America to find work

a, left b, immigrated c, came d, emigrated

4.she came _____with a new idea for your turn

a.on b. up c.in d.over

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! ”.

I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each  gap to complete the following passage : 1pt

   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

9. She came _____ with a new idea for increasing sales.

A. in B. on C.to D. up

10. He agreed_______ our suggestion.

A. of B. to C. in D. for 11.

They _____ talk in the library.

A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. shouldn’t to D.needn’t to

12. He ______ wear a suit to work but he usually does.

A. doesn’t have to B. mustn’t C. have to D.must

13. _____ not ask Kate to go with you?

A. When B. Why C. What D. Who

14. I asked Sara ______ me to the station.

A. drive B. drives C.to drive d.driving

IV/ VACABULARY and STRUCTURE

1.Deaf-mutes can ___________ speak ___________ hear .

a. 9 both … and b. 9 not only… but also c. 9 Neither … nor d. 9 either … or

2.Alexander Graham Bell was born _______________ March 3 , 1874 .

a. 9 in b. 9 on c. 9 at d. 9 during

3.They ____________ from Canada to America to find work .

a. 9 started b. 9 demontrated c. 9 delivered d. 9 emigrated

4.Would you like ______________ a message ?

a. 9 to leave b. 9 leave c. 9 leaving d. 9 left

5.Don’t come in .Please wait _____________ for your turn .

a. 9 inside b. 9 downstairs c. 9 outsides d. 9 upstairs

6.Our friends _________________ meet us at the airport tonight .

a. 9 are b. 9 are going to c. 9 go to d. 9 will be to

7.Could you __________ a message ? I want to leave your mom a message ?

a. 9 give b. 9 take c. 9 like d. 9 want

8.Bell started _____________ with rays of transmitting speech .

a. 9 experiment b. 9 to experimenting c. 9 experimenting d. 9 experimented

9.A person who can’t speak or hear is called a___________

a. 9 character b. 9 deaf c. 9 blind d. 9 deaf-mute

10.It is more expensive to use a .____________than a public phone.

a. 9 mobile phone b. 9 home phone c. 9 office phone d. 9 paper

11.You can see a lot of his paintings ( tranh ) in the next _____________

a. 9 service b. 9 exhibition c. 9 demonstrate d. 9 invention

12.I am going ______________the movie at 8 this evening

a. 9 see b. 9 seeing c. 9 to seeing d. 9 to see

13.It’s difficult for old people to walk _______________

a. 9 upstairs b. 9 inside c. 9 outside d.9 here

14.Let’s ___________ outside the movie theater.

a. 9 meet b. 9 to meet c. 9 meeting d. 9 be meet

15.The earth ________________ around the sun

a. 9 went b. 9 is going c. 9 goes d. 9 will go

16. Hoa isn’t old__________________ be in my class .

a. 9 enough b. 9 too c. 9 so d. 9 for

17.We _____________ two new fishing rods yesterday.

a. 9 buy b. 9 would buy c. 9 bought d. 9 buyed

18.You can use a (n) ________________ to record message when you are out

a. 9 telephone directory b. 9 mobile phone c. 9 fax machine d. 9 answering machine

19.The match was ________________ live all over the world

a. 9 traveled b. 9 demontrated c. 9 transmitted d. 9 arranged

CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORDS OR PHRASES TO FILL THE BLANKS :

1, Deaf - mutes can .............. speak ............. hear

a, both ... and b, not only ... but also c, neither ... nor d, either ... or

2, Alexander graham bell was born ............. march 3, 1847

a, in b, on c, at d, during

3, They .......... from Canada to America to find work

a, left b, immigrated c, came d, emigrated

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?

A.LANGUAGE FOCUS
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. bought B. cough C. sight D. daughter

2. A. happy B. character C. fat D. classmate
3. A. smile B. thick C. fit D. visit
4. A. hot B. hat C. hour D. hall
II/ Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________.
A. Certainly B. Yes, I can C. Yes, please D. No, thanks
2. Would you like ___________ a game of chess?
A. playing B. plays C. play D. to play
3. We have learned English ___________ 2002.
A. since B. from C. in D. for
4. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998.
A. between B. in C. on D. at
5. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as he used to.
A. strong B. strength C. stronger D. strengthen
6. When my father was young, he used to _______ tennis in the afternoons.
A. to play B. playing C. play D. plays
7. Mary hates ________, but she loves cooking.
A. to wash up B. wash up C. washing up D. washed up
8. I am sure he will enjoys ____________ on his trip.
A. herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself
B. READING
I/ Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps.
Can you imagine what life would be (1)______ if there were no telephone? You could not call
your friends (2) ________the phone and talk to them. When a (3)______ broke out in
(4)_________house you could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not call
a (5)______. Therefore, we should (6)______ our deep thanks (7)________Alexander Graham Bell,
a (8)______, who invented the telephone in 1876.
1. A. like B. of C. for D. as
2. A. on B.in C. at D. to
3. A. light B. fire C. sunlight D. match
4. A. his B. your C. her D. them
5. A. dentist B. farmer C. doctor D. engineer
6. A. given B. gave C. giving D. give
7. A. to B. into C. on D. at
8. A. Dutch B. Mexican C. Scotsman D. Vietnamese
II/ Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then
to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at BostonUniversity. Soon, Bell

started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the
invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the
telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.
1. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
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2. What did he do when he was at BostonUniversity?
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3. Who was Thomas Watson?
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4. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?
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C. WRITING
I/ Rewrite these sentences as directed.
1. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. ( use enough)
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2. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”
 The doctor advised
3. She started learning to swim five years ago.
 She has
4. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”
 Lan told
II/ Use the given words to make sentences.
1. She / like / learn English/./
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2. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./
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3. She / always / want / improve her English/./
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4. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./
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