READING COMPREHENSION
I/ Read the text then match the inventions (A-F) with paragraphs (47-51). There is ONE extra invention which you do not need to use.
A. fridge
B. light bulb
C. microwave oven
D. Telephone
E. television
F. vacuum cleaner
_______1. John S. Thurman was the person who invented this in 1899. He went from door-to-door cleaning people's carpets with the first model which used gas for power.
_______2. William Cullen, a Scotsman was the inventor of this technology which Faraday later used. The first electric model was not invented until 1803. It was not until almost 100 years later that people could buy one to keep their food cool.
_______3. Both Joseph Swan and Thomas Edison invented the electric version in 1878. It was an invention with a bright future which we still use today.
_______4. Marconi, who some people think invented this, only made the idea popular. The first working model, which takes its name from Greek and means "far sound", was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in March 1876.
______5. This was invented by accident in 1946 when Dr Percy LeBaron Spenser found that a chocolate bar which was in his pocket melted while he was working with microwave radiation.
1 F
2 A
3 B
4 D
5 C