On March, 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was _____(23) in Edinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later _____ (24), first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.

In America, he worked with ____ (25) at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of _____ (26) speech over a long distance. This led to the _____ (27) of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many _____ (28) and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.

1.      A. given                B. sent           C. born                       D. seen

2.      A. went                      B. left              C. departed                D. emigrated

3.      A. deaf-mutes          B. deaf-limbs         C. mutes-limbs        D. limb-mutes

4.      A. translating          B. transforming C. transmitting   D. transferring

5.      A. work               B. making               C. invention              D. knowledge

6.      A. experiments         B. experiences          C. exports       D.  excitement

Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and do the tasks:

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 th 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) and phonautograph ( 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"

a. Decide if the statements are T or F

1. Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish

2. He spent all his life in Canada

3. He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA

4. He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice

5. He was able to succeed right from the first experiment

6. He worked on his inventions all by himself

b. Answer the questions

1. What is Bell 's "harmonic telegraph"?

2. What is Bell 's "phonautograph"?

3. When did the first communication over happened and how did it happen?

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, 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/ 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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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

Choose the word(A,B,C or D)that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
  On March 3,1847,Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.He was a Scotsman although he later (19)___,firs to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
  In America,he worked (20)___ deaf-mutes at Boston University.Soon, Bell started (21)___ with ways of transmitting,speech over a long (22)___.This led to the (23)___of the telephone.
  Bell and his assitant,Thomas Watson,conducted many experiments and finally came (24)____with a device which they first introduced in 1878.Bell said on the telephone:"Mr.Waston,come here.I want you" This was the first telephone messages
19.A.left
B.got
C.emigrated
D.walked
20.A.in
B.at
C.for
D.with
21.A.experimenting
B.to experiment
C.experimented
D.A and B are correct
22.A.place
B.distance
C.distances
D.places
23.A.invention
B.to invent
C.create
D.creation
24.A.have to
B.up
C.mustn't
D.must

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: He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.

A. True

B. False