III. Read the text. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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 Boston University. 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.
29. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
A. He was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
B. He was born in 1847 in Canada.
C. He was born in 1870 in Canada.
D. He was born in 1870 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
30. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
A. He worked with deaf-mutes in a hospital.
B. He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University.
C. He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston Hospital.
D. He worked with handicapped at Boston University.
31. Who was Thomas Watson?
A. Thomas Watson was Bell's teacher.
B. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant.
C. Thomas Watson was Bell's brother.
D. Thomas Watson was Bell's patient.
32. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?
A. Bell and Watson died in 1876
B. Bell and Watson moved to Canada in 1876.
C. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876.
D. Bell and Watson went travel in 1876.
33. Bell moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1970s
A. True
B. False
34. Bell died when he was 75 years old.
A. True
B. False
