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! ”.

Read the following passage, and answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3^rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph(used to send multiple messages over a single wire) andphonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

When was Alexander Graham Bell born?

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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

Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces.

The Telephone

             You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it ? The telephone was (1) ____ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1847. Later he went (2)____ in the US. A.G. Bell was always interested (3)____ sound. He had a work shop in his house and did many (4) ____ there.

            One day, while he was doing an experiment in his workshop, he was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. (5) _____ into his telephone. Bell said : ‘‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please ’’. His (6) _____, Watson, was in another room far away (7) ____ the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every (8) _____ you said ! ’’, Watson shouted (9) ____. Bell had finally succeed. He had invented the first telephone. Later other, (10) ______ made better ones.

1. A. invent               B. inventing             C. invented                D. to invent

2. A. to live               B. living                     C. live                       D. lived

3. A. into                   B. to                            C. in                            D. by

4. A. examples          B. samples                 C. work                      D. experiments

5. A. Talk                  B. Talking                  C. Talked                   D. To talk

6. A. worker              B. helper                    C. assistant                D. aider

7. A. from                  B. to                            C. by                           D. of

8. A. sound                B. word                      C. phrase                   D. sentence

9. A. excited B. exciting                 C. excitedly   D. excitingly

10. A. invent B. invention  C. inventing  D. inventors

Alexander Graham Bell, the American ⁽¹⁾ ……………… and teacher of the deaf, was most famous ⁽²⁾ ……………… his invention of the telephone. He was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the universities of Edinburgh and London. He ⁽³⁾ ……………… to Canada in 1870 and to the United states in 1871. In the United States he began teaching deaf mutes, publicizing the system called visible ⁽⁴⁾ ………………. The system, which was developed by his father, the Scottish educator Alexander Melville Bell, shows ⁽⁵⁾ ……………… the lips, tongue and throat are used in the articulation of sound. In 1872 Bell founded a school for deaf – mutes in Boston, Massachusetts. The school subsequently became part of Boston University, ⁽⁶⁾ ……………… Bell was appointed professor of vocal physiology. He became a naturalized U.S citizen in 1882.

1. A. scientist                         B. doctor                           C. architect                        D. inventor

2. A. with                               B. of                                  C. for                                 D. about

3. A. departed                        B. emigrated                      C. sent                               D. left

4. A. message                         B. demonstration               C. information                   D. speech

5. A. how                               B. why                               C. which                            D. that

6. A. when                              B. what                              C. where                            D. All are correct

1. Alexander Graham Bell was born ................... March 3, 1847.

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

2. She came ............ with a new idea for increasing sales.

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

3. Can you tell me who was the ............ of the telephone?

A. caller B. dreamer C. inventor D. maker 4. Would you like to talk to my new friends? - .................................

A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t C. Yes, I’d love to D. Yes I like

5. Bell started experimenting with ways of ............ speech over a long distance.

A. giving B. experimenting C. telling D. transmitting

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

Read the following passage, and decide if the statements are T or F.

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3^rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph(used to send multiple messages over a single wire) andphonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

Question: Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish.

A. True

B. False