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 made people’s lives easier.
D. All these inventions changed how people travel.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án đúng: C
Hướng dẫn giải:
Dựa vào câu:
Airplane: The airplane definitely helps people travel faster.
(Máy bay: Máy bay chắc chắn giúp mọi người đi du lịch nhanh hơn.)
Telephone: Today the telephone makes it easier for people to talk to one another.
(Điện thoại: Ngày nay điện thoại giúp mọi người nói chuyện với nhau dễ dàng hơn.)
Automobile: Today cars are one of the main ways people travel.
(Ô tô: Ngày nay ô tô là một trong những phương tiện di chuyển chính của con người.)
Computer: People use computers as tools to write, get information, and much more.
(Máy tính: Mọi người sử dụng máy tính làm công cụ để viết, lấy thông tin và hơn thế nữa.)
Dịch: Điểm chung của tất cả phát minh: Tất cả phát minh khiến cuộc sống con người dễ dàng hơn.
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete these sentences.
Speech is the fastest method of (communicate) _____ between people.
Circle the best answer A, B, C or D.
We can use _____ for talking only, not for sending text messages.
This is the first time they have seen this film.
→ They …………………………………………………………………………………I don’t have any money, so I can not buy that book.
→ If I …………………………………………………………………………………Could you tell that person was angry just by looking at his or her (face) _____ expression?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
INVENTIONS THAT 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! The airplane definitely helps 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.
Which of the following are two inventions in the passage that were invented before 1900?
Find the word with different sound in the underlined part in each line.
Combine two sentences into a new one, using the words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way.
He walked slowly. His leg was painful. (BECAUSE OF)
→ …………………………………………………………………………………Find the word with different sound in the underlined part in each line.
The group of doctors has spent 8 months _____ the side – effects of this new vaccine.
Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
We are going to organize a campaign to raise people’s awareness of environmet protection.
→ A campaign …………………………………………………………………………….
If people really cared about environment, they _____ waste into rivers.
