Question 14. [TH] Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the questions. John Logier Baird, The Father of Television John Logier Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s “television” was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system. Which of the following is not true? A. Baird’s first inventions were not very successful. B. The first ‘‘television’’ was not clear. C. People weren’t interested in Baird’s “television”. D. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office. Question 15. [NB] Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. If it rains, we ________ the match. A. cancel B. will cancel C. cancelled D. cancelling Question 16. [TH] Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. Australia has the biggest _________ in the world. A. natural beauty B. puzzling games C. cattle station D. population Question 17. [TH] Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third _______ country in the world. A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest Question 18. [NB] Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. If the factory __________ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die. A. will continue B. to continue C. continue D. continues Question 19. [NB] Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. The woman sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She __________ before. A. hasn’t flown B. hadn’t flown C. didn’t fly D. doesn’t fly