• Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter (A, B, C, or D) on your answer sheet. ║ Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (1) ______ born in Scotland in 1847. His father, a speech expert, (2) _______ a way of teaching how words (3) ______ be pronounced. He translated the (4) ______ of words into straight or curvy lines. Alexander (5) ______ to be a teacher and, when his mother went deaf, he started to be (6) _______ in how deaf people communicate. In 1870, because his children were in poor health, Alexander and his family moved to the United States. He hoped that a warmer (7) ______ would be better for the whole family. It was while he was teaching deaf children there (8) ______ he invented the new machine. It was very (9) ______ to the human ear itself, and Bell discovers it could carry human speech (10) ______ a wire from one place to another. It was not long before the telephone was a part of (11) ______ our lives! 1, A. was B. is C. has D. had 2, A. grew B. built C. developed D. worked 3, A. ought B. should C. might D. would 4, A. calls B. voices C. noises D. sounds 5, A. trained B. became C. educated D. taught 6, A. amazed B. interested C. surprised D. excited 7, A. geography B. season C. climate D. weather 8, A. so B. because C. since D. that 9, A. likely B. similar C. same D. accurate 10, A. above B. about C. along D. around 11, A. any B. each C. all D. every