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Famous Inventions and Their Inventors
X-rays were discovered in 1895 by a German professor, Wilhelm Roentgen. People all over the world were amazed by his invention, the X-ray machine. This invention was so important that Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell, a doctor and speech teacher. The first phone call was made by Bell in 1876. He got acid(酸) on his pants by accident and wanted his partner, Thomas Watson, to help him. The first words spoken on the telephone were “Mr. Watson, come here! I need you!”
Television was invented in 1926 by John Logie Baird, a Scottish inventor. Baird’s television certainly didn't look like a television today! Electronic televisions like the ones we have today were invented by Vladimir Zworykin in the 1920s in the United States.
The first computer was built in 1946 by two American engineers, J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. It was developed for the army, and it was so large that it took up the whole room! Later, in 1971, the “microchip” was invented, and small home computers were first produced for personal use. Today computers are involved in almost everything we do and are found almost everywhere we go.
根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
X-rays were discovered by a Scottish inventor in 1901.
Wilhelm Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize for Physics.
The telephone was invented by a German professor.
The first television and the ones we have today looked the same.
Two American engineers built the first computer in 1946.

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When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year. It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they gone back to England!
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A.excited B.angry
C.fantastic D.worried

Beth helped Miss Chan with the ______.

A.comedy B.speeches
C.notices D.translation

Matthew ______ at the party.

A.had a talk B.r ang the bell
C.sang several songs D.made a preparation

Matthew and Beth ______ on the first day.

A.spoke much Chinese
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C.had a little headache
D.forgot to leave the school

From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A.caught a bad cold that day
B.went back home with Beth
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A student is studying British English. He wonders: Can I have a talk with Americans? Can they catch me? Learners of English often ask--what are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?
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different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “car”and “farm”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour”and “honour” are British English spellings. “Color” and "honor” are American English spellings.
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In American English, we can say, " ______________ ? "

A.Have you a new book
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Between British English and American English, sometimes pronunciation is ______________ .

A.poor B.different
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Englishmen say “in hospital”, while Americans say .

A.at the hospital B.in the hospital
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The main idea of the passage is that ________________ .

A.there are no differences between British English and American English
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When I was a kid, I never had any problems watching some cartoons. It was so much fun and a great education(教育) too. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry were my idols(偶像). Even now I really feel that they are worth watching at any age.
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A.he is no longer a kid
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Country
Soviet Union
The USA
China
Date
12 April, 1961
5 May, 1961
15 October, 2003
Astronaut(宇航员)
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepherd
Yang Liwei
Age
27
38
38
Spaceship
Vostok 1
Mercury 3
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Time
1 hour 48 minutes
15 minutes
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Height
327 kilometers
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Circles around the Earth
1
0
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A.three journeys into space
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C.differences between three spaceships
D.something about three famous astronauts

________went into space first.

A.China B.The USA
C.Soviet Union D.The UK

The Chinese astronaut stayed in space for________.

A.1 hour 48 minutes B.only 15 minutes
C.the shortest time D.the longest time

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