UNIT 16: INVENTIONS

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
1. The facsimile ________by Alexander Bain in 1843.
A. is invented
B. was invented
C. invented
D. has been invented
2. First, fry the onions________, add the potatoes.
A. than
B. then
C. after
D. before
3. He ________a prize in the competition last week.
A. win
B. won
C. was won
D. has win
4. Who ________the company?
A. goes
B. walks
C. jogs
D. runs
5. ________is an instrument for making sounds louder.
A. Loudspeaker
B. Recorder
C. Facsimile
D. Radio
6. The doctor told me ________more fresh fruit.
A. eat
B. to eat
C. eating
D. ate
7. Can you repair my bike?
A. fix
B. use
C. adjust
D. a&b
8. Coffee was known in Europe ________Arabian wine.
A. as
B. like
C. the same
D. unlike
9. The information ________for future use.
A. stores
B. stored
C. is stored
D. are stored
10. I saw a ________flying overhead.
A. train
B. helicopter
C. conveyor belt
D. coach
11. This beautiful picture ________by Mary.
A. is drawn
B. is drew
C. is draw
D. is drawing
12. Dont touch the paint! Its still wet.
A. put your hand or finger on something
B. take something
C. do a job with something
D. put paint on something to change the color
13. I warned him ________too close to the fire.
A. not to go
B. not going
C. no going
D. didnt go
14. ________is a pen that has a very small ball at the end.
A. Ball-point pen
B. Fountain pen
C. Pencil
D. Crayon
15. Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.
A. in the same way as something
B. but not something
C. for example
D. including
16. James picked up the ________and said Hello.
A. telephone
B. printer
C. vacuum
D. fax machine
17. Children, please behave!
A. do and say the right things
B. do something
C. do what somebody tells you to do
D. move on your legs, but not run
18. We now toast bread ________a toaster on the table.
A. by
B. with
C. from
D. in
19. Which ________shall I press to turn the radio on?
A. button
B. roll
C. roller
D. plug
20. Dont sit ________the sun too long.
A. in
B. on
C. over
D. among
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Milk is produced (21)_____farms from cows. (22)_____, the cows are milked. This (23)_____happens
twice a day, using a milk machine. Then, the milk is cooled and stored in large, refrigerated containers. Next, the
milk is collected and delivered to the dairy. (24)_____, at the diary, milk is made into various products
(25)_____cheese, cream, butter and liquid milk for drinking. Finally, these are (26)_____to supermarkets and
shops.
21. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. by
22. A. First
B. Firstly
C. Next
D. a & b
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23. A. lately
24. A. Although
25. A. including
26. A. deliver

B. usually
C. recently
D. finally
B. After that
C. However
D. Finally
B. included
C. such as
D. a & c
B. delivering
C. delivered
D. delivery
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Sugar cane is grown in hot countries like Cuba and the West Indies, where there is a heavy rainfall. At (27)
______ time, the cane is cut as close to the ground as possible in (28)_____ to keep all the juice, or sap, in each
long stalk. Then, the cane (29)_____to a mill, where it is cut into a lot of small pieces. Next, the juice is
squeezed out by heavy (30)_____. The juice is cleaned and (31)____ boiled until crystals appear. (32)_____,
these brown crystals are separated from the juice. The brown crystals are raw sugar. [sap: nha cy/ stalk: thn
cy/ crystal: tinh ng]
27. A. harvest
B. festival
C. event
D. occasion
28. A. ought
B. order
C. have
D. need
29. A. takes
B. is taking
C. is taken
D. will take
30. A. rollers
B. conveyors
C. buttons.
D. molds
31. A. next
B. then
C. since
D. after
32. A. Although
B. Finally
C. After that
D. b&c
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.
John Logie 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.
Bairds 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.
33. John Logie Baird_______________.
A. is called the father of television
B. was born in Scotland in 1888
C. was an inventor
D. all are correct
34. One of Bairds first inventions was_______________.
A. electrically-heated sock
B. air-filled shoe
C. television
D. a & b
35. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of_______________.
A. 26
B. 35
C. 38
D. 40
36. Bairds television was introduced to the world in_______________.
A. 1923
B. 1926
C. 1928
D. 1929
37. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bairds first inventions were not very successful.
B. The first television was not clear.
C. People werent interested in Bairds television.
D. Bairds system was used by the BBC and the German post office.
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with
his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and
immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies stocking.
Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts
of the human body. It has played an important part in our byes for over 50 years.
38. Julian Hill was a! an _______________.
A. chemist
B. American
C. inventor
D. all are correct
39. Nylon can be found in _______________.
A. many things
B. spare parts of the human body
C. furniture
D. all are correct
40. What does the word introduce in line 2 mean?
A. tell somebody your name
B. tell somebody the name of a person
C. bring something new into use for the 1st time
D. bring something somewhere
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41. Nylon_______________.
A. was invented by Julian Hill
B. was strong but expensive
C. was not very popular D. all are correct
42. Which of the following is not true?
A. Nylon was used to make ladies stocking.
B. Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives.
C. At first, people didnt want to use Nylon.
D. We can found Nylon in computers.
Change these sentences into passive voice.
43. They opened the road 10 years ago.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
44. He can mend all chairs for you now.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
45. He had the neighbor mend the chair.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
46. Have you done your homework?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
47. They don't use the room very often.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
48. Who will Ann meet at the airport?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
49. What did you do last night?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
50. Who wrote this book?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
51. Who can do this work?
_______________________________________________________________________________________
52. I can't make tea with cold water.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Fill the gaps using have something done and the correct forms the of verbs in brackets.
53. We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet.
(repair)
54. Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday afternoon.
(do)
55. I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year.
(check)
56. I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week.
(change)
57. When did you last ___________ the air-conditioning ___________ ?
(service)
58. Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________ him ___________ for parasites.
(treat)
59. Daphne ___________ her legs ___________ once a fortnight.
(do)
60. I normally ___________ my suit dry ___________ before a wedding.
(clean)
61. The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in.
(put)
62. Yesterday, I___________ my hair___________ .
(cut)
Rewrite the sentences below using the suggested words in brackets.
63. The box was light enough for her to carry.
(SO)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
64. The play was interesting enough for me to see twice.
(SUCH)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
65. The shirt is so small that he cant wear it.
(TOO)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
66. It was such an interesting novel that we read it many times.
(ENOUGH)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
67. It is such a bad book that nobody reads it.
(SO)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
68. To live on my salary must be hard.
(FIND)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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69. I cant see the film because it is sold out.

(IF)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
70. Hoa never does anything if you dont tell her what to do.
(UNLESS)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
71. My mother cant speak English.
(WISH)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
72. We havent seen that woman here before.
(FIRST)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
73. She couldnt come because of her serious illness.
Because ________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
74. Kitty eats very little so as not to put on weight.
Kitty eats very little in order________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
.
75. Because her mother was there, I said nothing about it.
Because of ______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
76. Although it was very noisy, he continued to study his lessons.
Despite_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
77. In spite of living in the same street, they hardly ever see each other.
Though ________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
78. That question is too difficult for me to answer.
That question ___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
79. The tea was too hot for her to drink.
It was __________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________ .
80. The garden is too small to play football in.
The garden isnt _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
.
81. The raincoat is too small for her to wear.
The raincoat isnt ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
..
82. This exercise is easy enough for me to do.
It is such _______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
.
Complete the sentences with the given words in the box below.
because- because of- although- despite- since- for- but- and- however- while
83. ______________carefully I explained, she still didnt understand.
84. ______________the sun was shinning it wasnt very warm.
85. Hes been working in a bank ______________ leaving school.
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86. Do it slowly
______________carefully.
87. He walked slowly ______________his bad leg.
88. Her parents died ______________ she was till at school.
89. It wasnt the red one ______________ the blue one.
90. Just ______________I dont complain, people think Im satisfied.
91. We got a new table ______________the dinning room.
92. Her voice was shaking ______________all her efforts to control it.