Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order to make complete sentences.

1 his invention / exhibitions / he demonstrated / at a lot of

=> he

2 travelling all over america / to the public / Bell demonstrated / at countless exhibitions / his invention

=> travelling all over america

3 without / do everything / modern equipment / my mom had to / the help of

=> mom had to do

4 and the fire / he lit / the straw / burned the tiger

=> he

5 she dropped / as little pea / one of her shoes / ran to the festivals / and lost it

=> as little pea

ON MARCH 3,1847,ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL was born in edin burgh. He was a scotsman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the telephone: 'Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.' Thí was the first telephone message. Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated hí invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.

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Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30.

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The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park,
New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a
carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.
In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying to improve a
telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was
able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he
tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised
audience.
26. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park D. An accidental invention
27. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. the article does not say
28. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm
29. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
30. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine. B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme. D. He produced the audience voice.

Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

           The invention of the phonograph happened quite by accident. Thomas Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersy in 1876, where he established an industrial research laboratory. There, Edison was working on a carbon telephone transmitter to improve the existing Bell telephone system.

            In that laboratory a year later, Edison invented the phonograph while he was trying  to improve a telegraph repeater. He attached a telephone diaphragm to the needle in the telegraph repeater; in this way, he was able to reproduce a recording that could be played back. After he made some improvements to the machine, he tested it. He recited “Mary Had a Little Lamb” into the machine and played his voice back to a very surprised audience.

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.into 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,Scotlan. He moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he word with deaf-mutes at BostonUniversity. Soon, Bell stared 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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