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Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. ⁽⁷¹⁾________ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to ⁽⁷²⁾________ to America. They lived in Boston, ⁽⁷³⁾________ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine ⁽⁷⁴⁾________ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to ⁽⁷⁵⁾________ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new ⁽⁷⁶⁾________ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day ⁽⁷⁷⁾________ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on ⁽⁷⁸⁾________. They tried to send ⁽⁷⁹⁾________ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran ⁽⁸⁰⁾________ Bell’s room, and shouted , “ I heard you ! ”

71. A. Despite	B. During	C. Be	D. As
72. A. leave	B. take	C. move	D. return
73. A. which	B. why	C. when	D. where
74. A. for	B. in order	C. to	D. so that
75. A. go	B. get	C. change	D. send
76. A. invention	B. inventor	C. inventive	D. invent
77. A. by	B. after	C. and	D. or
78. A. others	B. the others	C. another	D. other
79. A. speaking	B. letters	C. speech	D. telegram
80. A. onto	B. into	C. in	D. to

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Answer 1

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Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (71)________ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to (72)________ to America. They lived in Boston, (73)________ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (74)________ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (75)________ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new (76)________ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day (77)________ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on (78)________. They tried to send (79)________ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (80)________ Bell’s room, and shouted , “ I heard you ! ”

71. A. Despite	B. During	C. Be	D. As
72. A. leave	B. take	C. move	D. return
73. A. which	B. why	C. when	D. where
74. A. for	B. in order	C. to	D. so that
75. A. go	B. get	C. change	D. send
76. A. invention	B. inventor	C. inventive	D. invent
77. A. by	B. after	C. and	D. or
78. A. others	B. the others	C. another	D. other
79. A. speaking	B. letters	C. speech	D. telegram
80. A. onto	B. into	C. in	D. to