I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor. Growing up, he loved science. He was interested
1……… learning about sound 2…………. his mother and his wife were deaf. A person who is deaf does
not have the ability to hear. He started to 3………. experiments with sound.
Alexaner 4…………… out how to send voice signals through a wire. Then, in 1867, he invented the
telephone. This is the invention Alexander Graham Bell is best known for. The first words spoken over
the telephone were, “Mr.Watson, come here. I want to see you.” When Alexander Graham Bell died
5……….. 1992, all telephones went silent for a short time to honor his life.
1. A. over B. in C. on D. at
2. A. because B. so C. and D. or
3. A. go B. work C. make D. do
4. A. found B. is finding C. finds D. finded
5. A. on B. at C. in D. when
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There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (1) the telephone. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (2), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (3) the idea of a telephone.
Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (4) 1849. In 1871, he filed a caveat (an announcement of an invention) for his design of a talking telegraph. Due to hardships, Meucci could not renew his caveat. His role in the invention of the telephone was overlooked until the United States House of Representatives __________ (5) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work.
To make matters even more interesting, some researchers suggest that Elisha Gray, a professor at Oberlin College, applied for a caveat of the telephone on __________ (6) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone - these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (7) their behalf. In Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday Things (Scarecrow Press, 1994), Travis Brown, reports that Bell’s lawyer got to the patent office first. The date was February 14, 1876. He was the fifth entry of that day, ___________ (8) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (9) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (10) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.
1. A. of B. to C. with D. for
2. A. to patent B. to offer C. to invent D. to open
3. A. for B. on C. with D. of
4. A. on B. at C. in D. of
5. A. pass B. passed C. passing D. to pass
6. A. a B. x C. an D. the
7. A. at B. on C for D with
8. A. while B. at C. therefore D. as well
9. A. provided B. supported C. objected D. awarded
10. A. However B. Therefore C. According to D. Addition to
II/ Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below.
When people think of domestic abuse, they often focus __________ (1) domestic violence. But domestic abuse includes any attempt by one person in __________ (2) intimate relationship or marriage to dominate and control the other. Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only: to gain and maintain total control over you. An abuser doesn’t “play fair.” Abusers use fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under __________ (3) thumb.
Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone; it does not discriminate. Abuse happens within heterosexual relationships and in same-sex partnerships. It __________ (4) within all age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, and economic levels. And while women are more often victimized, men also experience abuse—especially verbal and emotional. The bottom line is that abusive behavior is never acceptable, whether from a man, woman, teenager, or an older adult. You deserve to feel valued, __________ (5), and safe.
1. A. in B. on C. at D. for
2. A. a B. an C. the D. X
3. A. your B. his C. her D. their
4. A. occur B. occurring C. occurs D. occurred
5. A. respected B. respectable C. disrespected D. disrespectful
TRUE/ FALSE
25. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman. _____T_______
26. In Boston, he taught people who were not able to hear. _____T_______
27. He experimented with ways of transmitting sound by day. _____F_______
28. He moved with his parents to Canada in 1871. _____F_______
29. When did he emigrate to the United States?
A. 1874 B. 1867 C. 1870 D. 1871
30. Which of the followings is not used to describe Alexander Graham Bell?
A. dreamy B. practical C. active D. social
. 1. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ?
In Scotland
2. Where did he emigrate first ?
He emigrated to Canada first
3. Who did Bell work with at Boston University?
Thomas Watson
4. What did Bell invent ?
The telephone
5. Did Bell conduct many experiments in America?
Yes, he did
6. Where did he successfully demonstrate his invention?
At the countless exhibitions
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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 3rd, 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 /T/
2. He spent all his life in Canada /F/
3. He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA /T/
4. He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice /T/
5. He was able to succeed right from the first experiment /F/
6. He worked on his inventions all by himself /F/
b. Answer the questions
1. What is Bell 's "harmonic telegraph"?
It's used to send multiple messages over a single wire
2. What is Bell 's "phonautograph"?
It's used to draw shape of the sound waves
3. When did the first communication over happened and how did it happen?
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1. A. over B. in C. on D. at
2. A. because B. so C. and D. or
3. A. go B. work C. make D. do
4. A. found B. is finding C. finds D. finded
5. A. on B. at C. in D. when
I. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor. Growing up, he loved science. He was interested
1……… learning about sound 2…………. his mother and his wife were deaf. A person who is deaf does
not have the ability to hear. He started to 3………. experiments with sound.
Alexaner 4…………… out how to send voice signals through a wire. Then, in 1867, he invented the
telephone. This is the invention Alexander Graham Bell is best known for. The first words spoken over
the telephone were, “Mr.Watson, come here. I want to see you.” When Alexander Graham Bell died
5……….. 1992, all telephones went silent for a short time to honor his life.
1. A. over B. in C. on D. at
2. A. because B. so C. and D. or
3. A. go B. work C. make D. do
4. A. found B. is finding C. finds D. finded
5. A. on B. at C. in D. when