Most of students work hard ____ good marks in the exam.

A. so that to get                B. so as getting 

C. in order to get              D. in order that they got

The movie was so ____ that there was no seat left at its first show.A. excited B. exciting C. excite       D. excitement

I. One of the inventions made in the world of science and technology is the telephone. This instrument has become an important part in our daily life The word "telephone " comes from two Greek words" tele " and " phone". These words mean "far" and "sound". The telephone uses electricity to carry sound over distance. So you see, the two Greek words tell us exactly what the instrument does. Since its invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the design of the telephone set has changed greatly. However, the way the telephone works is still the same. I. What has become an important part in our daily life? 2. What do the words " tele" and" phone " mean? 3. How does the telephone carry sound over a distance? 4. Who invented the telephone? 5. When was the telephone invented? 6. Has the design of the telephone set changed a lot since its invention? 2.Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada first and then to the USA in 1870s In America, he worked with the deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. He worked with Thomas Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfully demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, he invented the telephone. By 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use. 1. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ? 3. Who did Bell work with at Boston University? 4. What did Bell invent ? 5. Did Bell conduct many experiments in America? 6. Where did he successfully demonstrate his invention? 2. Where did he emigrate first ?

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

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.

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

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (6) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (7), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (8) the idea of a telephone.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (9) 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 __________ (10) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.

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 __________ (11) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (12) 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, __________ (13) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (14) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (15) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.

Question 14:

A. provided

B. supported

C. objected

D. awarded

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (6) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (7), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (8) the idea of a telephone.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (9) 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 __________ (10) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.

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 __________ (11) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (12) 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, __________ (13) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (14) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (15) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.

Question 12:

A. at

B. on

C. for

D. with

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (6) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (7), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (8) the idea of a telephone.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (9) 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 __________ (10) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.

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 __________ (11) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (12) 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, __________ (13) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (14) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (15) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.

Question 6:

A. of

B. to

C. with

D. for

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (6) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (7), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (8) the idea of a telephone.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (9) 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 __________ (10) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.

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 __________ (11) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (12) 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, __________ (13) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (14) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (15) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.

Question 10:

A. pass

B. passed

C. passing

D. to pass