Inventions That Have Changed Our World
People have been inventing things for years. Paper was invented about 2,000 years ago. The Wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago. What would life be like without paper to write on or bikes to ride? Those inventions have made life easier.
Airplane
The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane in December 1903. That makes 2003 the 100th anniversary! Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains. Today, airplanes help people travel faster.
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Before the telephone was invented, people kept in touch by writing letters or talking in person. Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another.
Automobile
The first four – wheeled gas – powered car was invented by Karl Benz in 1891. Before people had cars, they couldn’t travel easily. They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boats for long trips. Today cars are one of the main ways people travel.
Computer
People worked for years to make the first computer. It was built in 1946. The first computer was called ENIAC. Today computers are an important part of many people’s lives. People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more.
23. Which of the following are two inventions in the passage that were invented before 1900?
A. the telephone and the car B. the car and the computer
C. the computer and the airplane D. the airplane and the telephone
24. What do all the inventions described in this text have in common?
A. All these inventions were invented in the twentieth century.
B. All these inventions were invented by Americans.
C. All these inventions have made people’s lives easier.
D. All these inventions changed how people travel.
25. What does the phrase “keep in touch” in the third paragraph can be replaced by?
A. link B. attract C. visit D. contact
26. The primary purpose of this passage is to describe _____________.
A. the invention of the airplane in December 1903
B. some inventions that have made a big difference
C. some ways that computers help make our lives easier
D. the reasons that Karl Benz invented the gas – powered car
Reorder these words to make meaningful sentences.
27. then/ letters/she/ read/ that /She /would /those /said/.
A. She read that she would said those letters then.
B. She said that she would read those letters then.
C. She would said that she read those letters then.
D. She said that she would read those then letters.
28. TV/ had/ After/ watched/ she/ Linh/, /dinner/ had/ .
A. After Linh had had dinner, she watched TV.
B. After Linh had dinner, she had watched TV.
C. After she had dinner, Linh had watched TV.
D. After Linh had dinner, had she watched TV.
Choose the sentence that has the similar meaning to the first one.
29. We don’t have a lot of money, so we don’t buy any new books.
A. Because we don’t buy any new books, we don’t have a lot of money.
B. Because we don’t have a lot of money, we don’t buy any new books.
C. Although we buy any new books, we have a lot of money.
D. Although we have a lot of money, we buy some new books.
30. It takes Nam 30 minutes to go to work every day.
A. Nam took 30 minutes to go to work every day.
B. Nam takes 30 minutes going to work every day.
C. Nam spends 30 minutes to go to work every day.
D. Nam spends 30 minutes going to work every day.
31. It’s 3 years since we last met her mom.
A. We haven’t met her mom for 3 years.
B. We have met her mom for 3 years.
C. We met her mom for 3 years ago.
D. We haven’t met her mom 3 years ago.
32. Learn harder or you will not pass the final exam.
A. If you learn harder, you will not pass the final exam.
B. If you don’t learn harder, you will pass the final exam.
C. If you don’t learn harder, you will not pass the final exam.
D. If you do not pass the final exam learn harder, you will learn harder.