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an american called Thomas Alva Edison __ the first man __ sound. In 1878. he invented a machine __ a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit __ a record player, but it used metal cylinders __ discs. Flat discs (records) appeard ten years _
Tape records first appeared __ the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1863, the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all __ the worls.
1) a. is b. was c. to be d. a&b
2) a. record b. to record c. recording d. for recording
3) a. called b. was called c. calling d. was calling
4) a. like b. the same c. as d. different
5) a. although b. instead of c. but also d. neither
6) a.late b. lately c. later d. latest
7) a. in b. at c. on d. since
8) a.on b. in c. over d. Rỗng
An american called Thomas Alva Edison __ the first man __ sound. In 1878. he invented a machine __ a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit __ a record player, but it used metal cylinders __ discs. Flat discs (records) appeard ten years _
Tape records first appeared __ the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1863, the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all __ the worls.
1) a. is b. was c. to be d. a&b (có khả năng là b đúng hơn)
2) a. record b. to record c. recording d. for recording
3) a. called b. was called c. calling d. was calling
4) a. like b. the same c. as d. different
5) a. although b. instead of c. but also d. neither
6) a.late b. lately c. later d. latest
7) a. in b. at c. on d. since
8) a.on b. in c. over d. Rỗng
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 existing 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 the telegraph
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.
a)Was the phonograph an accidental invention
Yes, it was.
When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be _FRIENDLY__(1)___ When you put one finger in front of your __MOUTH_(2)___, you mean, "Be quiet."Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could _SPEAK__(3)___ a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt __HUNGRY_(4)___ and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman __OPENED_(5)___ his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way, he __MEANT_(6)___ to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to __DRINK_(7)___ first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was _READY__(8)___ to leave the restaurant. When another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was __CLEAR_(9)___ enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. __AT LAST_(10)___, the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stockings.
During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year, about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.
1. Nylon can be found in .......
a. many things b. spare parts of the human body
c. furniture d. all are correct
2. what does the word 'introduced' in line 3 mean?
a. tell somebody your name. b. tell somebody the name of a person
c. bring in sth new d. bring sth somewhere
3. Nylon.....
a. was invented by Julian Hill b. was strong but expensive
c. was not very popular d. all are correct
4. which of the following is NOT true
a. Nylon was used to make ladies' stocking
b. Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives
c. At first, people didn't want to use Nylon
d. We can found Nylon in computers
26. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Thomas Edison’s many inventions
B. Improvements in telephone and telegraph
C. The History of Menlo Park
D. An accidental invention
27. In what year did the invention of phnograph occur?
A. 1876 B. 1877 C. 1878 D. the article does not say
28. What was Edison working on when he created the phonograph?
A. A telegraph repeater B. A telegraph diaphragm
C. A telephone repeater D. A telephone diaphragm
29. According to the passage, how was the phonograph made?
A. With a telephone needle and a recorder
B. From a recording of a telegraph
C. With only a telegraph repeater
D. From a combination of telephone & telegraph part
30. According to the passage, how did Edison test his new invention?
A. He made improvements to the machine.
B. He used a carbon transmitter.
C. He read a children’s rhyme.
D. He produced the audience voice.
Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1)................keen.................on music and played in a pop group (2) .....................at................... school and Art college .
John (3)................got.................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4)................whose............... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)...............called.................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) .................were................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They (7)..................always.................. scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8).................about.................... “The Beatles” and John was (9)...............becoming............... richer than he had ever thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)..............on................... his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11)...................his................. marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12)...............who........... he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) ...............be................. seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ................the............... most talented of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15)..................was.................. shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1)...............keen..................on music and played in a pop group (2) .......................at................. school and Art college .
John (3).................got................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4).................whose.............. name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group (5)..........called......................“ The Beatles” . Many beautiful songs (6) ................were.................. written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them . They (7)...............would..................... scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had heard (8)..................about................... “The Beatles” and John was (9)...............much............... richer than he had ever thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10)............on..................... his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11)..............his...................... marriage to Cynthia came to an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12)........whom.................. he married the following year. John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) ......be.......................... seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ..........the..................... most talented of all “The Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15)..............was...................... shocked . More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.
HISTORY AND STORYTELLING
Over the last few years there has been more interest in the subject of history, (51) E. perhaps because historical documentaries on television have attracted large viewing audiences__. Historians who often complain about the lack of interest in their subject should be delighted at this development, shouldn’t they?
According to a survey, (52)__A. more people are applying for places at university, and the number of those wanting to study history has increased_______. Professors of history are not particularly happy about this increase and have expressed concern about the quality of their students.(53)_C. They claim that most of their first- year students have never read a history book and don’t have the skills to study the subject in depth____. TV programmes make students think that studying history is as simple as storytelling. Documentaries oversimplify the subject (54)__F. and concentrate on the historical personalities in an attempt to attract audiences____.
On the other hand, traditional historians could learn how to tell a story from the makers of such documentaries. Historians don’t have good narative skills, (55)__B. which is why history books are not popular with readers._____
D. That may not interest the readers who are not working on history
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