The telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman who became a US citizen. The word ‘telephone’ had been ………………(in / with / to / out)¹ existence since the 1830s and had been ………………(joined / named / employed / applied)² to a number of inventions designed to produce sound.

Bell had become interested in the possibility of long-distance speech through his work with the deaf. He was twenty-eight and his assistant, Thomas Watson, was ………………(quite / just / simply / lately)³ twenty-one when they ……………… (managed / achieved / succeeded / fulfilled)⁴ their great success on 10^th March  1876. ………….(Despite / Although / Because / In spite)⁵ their long and close association, Bell’s first communication by telephone was not ‘Tom, come here, I want you’. Instead ‘Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.’

Filled with………….(excited / exciting / excitement / excitedly)⁶, Bell and Watson demonstrated their invention to a US telegram company. The company wrote to Bell saying that his invention was interesting. However, after ………………(regarding / giving / taking / bearing)⁷ it careful consideration they had ………………(reached / come / arrived / brought)⁸ to the conclusion that it had ‘no future’. Fortunately for Bell, others could see the possibilities. Within four years of its invention, the US had 60,000 telephones. In the next twenty years that figure …………..(has increased / had increased / had been increasing / increased)⁹ to over 6 million.

Today, ninety-three percent of US homes have a telephone, a level of phone ownership no other nation comes near to equaling. Each US household makes or receives ………………(on / by / at / for)¹⁰ average 3,516 calls per years, an astonishing statistic.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (23) _________ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (24) _________ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (25) _________ use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (26) _________ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (27) _________ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

      23. A. invented                  B. is invented               C. invented                  D. was invented

      24. A. As                           B. By                           C. For                           D. Since

      25. A. increase                   B. increased                 C. increasing                D. increasingly

      26. A. accessing                 B. contacting                C. entering                   D. searching

      27. A. aids                         B. means                      C. tools                        D. ways

Read the passage below and choose the best answer: You may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there. One day, he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said, ‘Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please.’ His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from the workshop. However he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. ‘Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said!’ Watson shouted excitedly. Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better one.

1. Which of the following is true?

Bell invented the telephone in Scotland.

Bell did only one experiment and he succeeded

Bell was the owner of a workshop in his house in America

Bell discovered the telephone in 1847

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2. Where did Bell settle down?

in Scotland

in the UK

in New Zealand

in the US

3. What did he have a great interest in?

music

sound

philosophy

physics

4. What did he do many experiments for?

To express feeling through musical instruments.

To hear his assistant's voice.

To give a request to his assistant

To send sound through a wire

5. What did other inventors do later?

Made telephones better.

Made telephones useless

Made telephones unpopular.

Made telephones disused.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (42) ____ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (43) ____ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (44) ____ usc Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (45) ____ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (46) _____ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

42. A. has been invented             B. is invented           C. invented          D. was invented

43. A. As            B. By             C. For                D. Since

44. A. increase                B. increased          C. increasing               D. increasingly

45. A. accessing            B. contacting               C. entering            D. searching

46. A. aids                    B. means                   C. tools                    D. ways

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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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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I. Read the following passage then choose the best answers below: (2,5ms)

You may use the telephone everyday but how much do you know about it ? The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went to live in the USA in the 1870s. Bell was always interested in sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house in America and did many experiments there.

One day he was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and split some burning liquid onto his clothes. Talking into his telephone, Bell said “ Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here, please ”. His assistant, Watson, was in another room far away from his workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly, he ran to Bell’s workshop. “ Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said ! ” Watson shouted excitedly.

Bell had finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better ones.

30. Alexander Bell invented the telephone in ...............

A. 1847 B. 1876 C. 1877 D. 1870

31. According to the first paragraph, Bell was ………..

A. Scotsman B. American C. Canadian D. Japanese

32. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the word “ there ” refers to ………..

A. Bell’s house B. Bell’s living room C. Bell’s workshop D. Bell’s company

1. ………….was Bell’s assistant.

A. Watson B. Thomas Edison C. Christan Andersen D. Carl Goldmark

2. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. When he was born.

B. When he emigrated to the USA.

C. When he invented the telephone.

D. When he died.

Exercise: Rearrange the words to make sentences

1. school/ built?/ was/ When/ your

2. chosen/ monitor./ to/ I/ be/ was/ the

3. Alexander Graham Bell./ in/ by/ telephone/ invented/ 1876/ was/ The

4. launched/ help/ This/ to/ the/ program/ was/ poor.

5. right/ Trash/ be/ thrown/ into/ should/ place./ the

6. mother/ a dress/ my birthday./ given/ I/ on/ my/ by/ was

7. prepared/ The/ by/ dinner/ was/ Loan.

8. was/ to/ Jane’s birthday/ Sunday./ invited/ I/ last

9. wood./ made/ is/ Paper/ from

10. to/ is/ own/ Khai/ car./ thought/ that