VII. Read the passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph (used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’ 41 Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish a. True b. False c. d. 42 He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA a. True b. False c. d. 43 He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice a. True b. False c. d. 44 He was able to succeed right from the first experiment a. True b. False c. d. 45 He worked on his inventions all by himself a. True b. False c. d. VIII. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage? Sometimes it is necessary to(1)……….. our habits. Saving energy is one illustration. If we can(2) ………. more energy, such as water and electricity, we can help keep the natural environment safe. Saving water, for example, helps preserve our rivers and reservoirs. If we usually take 10- minute showers, in this case we should try to take shorter showers. When we go out, we(3) ………. remember to shut off electronic like televisions and computers. Turing(4)……… the lights is another example of saving electricity. In short, remembering to help the environment, such as by saving energy, is one of our most necessary (5)............ 46a. exchange b. turn c. change d. make 47a. help b. cut c. saving d. save 48a. must b. may c. had d. should 49a. on b. in c. without d. off 50a. responsibilities b. ways c. habits d. examples