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

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi trả lời mỗi câu hỏi.

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 US. Alexander 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, while 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 finally succeeded. He had invented the first telephone. Later other inventors made better ones.

1. When was the telephone invented ?

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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.

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

            Inventions That Changes Our World

People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.

Airplane

The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you?

Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you?

Automobile

The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you?

Computer

People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you?

Question: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Inventions That Changes Our World

People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.

Airplane

The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you?

Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you?

Automobile

The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you?

Computer

People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you?

Question: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Inventions That Changes Our World

People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.

Airplane

The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster. How do airplanes help you?

Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another. How do telephones help you?

Automobile

The first four-wheeled gas-powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel. How do cars help you?

Computer

People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more. How do computers help you?

Question: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

A. True

B. False

Exercise 1 : Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi điền từ còn thiếu vào chỗ trống mỗi câu.

You may use the telephone every day but how much you know about it. Alexander Bell invented the first telephone in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 but later he decided to emigrate to America and taught in a school for the deaf-mutes . Bell was interested in sound , so he wanted to be able to send sound through a wire . He did many experiments with his assistant , Thomas Watson . Bell finally succeeded . He invented the first telephone . Later other inventions made better ones but the way the telephone works is still the same

1. In 1976 Alexander.................................................................................................

2. Bell was born in...........................................................1947

3. Bell wanted to be able to sen through a wire because he was...............................

4........................................was Bell’s assistant

Exercise 2 : Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi điền từ còn thiếu vào chỗ trống mỗi câu.

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 exosting 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 thetelegraph 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

1. Thomas Edison moved to............................................................................1976

2. Thomas Edisom established an industrial research laboratory in....................................1976

3. He invented.............................while he was trying to improve a telephone repeater

4. The invention of the....................................................................by accident

Read the passage carefully then decide if the statements true or false.

We may use the telephone every day but how much do you know about it? The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham 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.

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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