Much of the great the progress the human race has made during the past four centuries has been brought about by new inventions. The machines man has created do much of the hard work which he had to do previously. As a result, people who live today have much easier lives with more time for recreation than people who lived several hundred years ago. We should think, therefore, that everybody would welcome a new invention and honor the inventor. However, this has not always been true. A Frenchman named Thimonnier invented a sewing machine in 1830. This machine made it possible for one tailor to do the work of several; and it also made his work much easier. But instead of welcoming the new invention, the tailors smashed the machine to pieces. They feared that it would throw many of them out of work. However, if an invention is a good one, in time it is practically always accepted. The sewing machine was improved and found to be a good invention for tailors as well as for others. It caused ready-made clothes to become much less expensive, so that more people could buy them. Then more tailors instead of fewer were needed. 1.This article as a whole is about _________________. A. the tailors of France B. the need for more recreation C. the money inventors make D. inventions and their effects 2. The French tailors smashed the machine to pieces because _____________________. A. they feared these machines would throw their clothes out of their workshop B. they wanted to keep the traditional of making everything by hand C. they feared these machines would take away their jobs D. they would have to hire more workers to run the machines 3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A. Everybody always welcomes a new invention. B. In time, good inventions are nearly always accepted by people. C. The sewing machine proved to be a good thing. D. The sewing machine made clothes cheaper. 4. The word smashed in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to _______________. A. crashed B. broke C. threw D. divides 5. The effects of the invention of the sewing machine include all of these EXCEPT _____________. A. ready-made clothes became cheaper B. the tailors work became much easier C. more tailors were needed D. more tailors were unemployed giúp mik với ạ, cảm ơn mng nhiều ạ