20 câu Tiếng Anh lớp 10 Unit 5: Inventions - Vocabulary and Grammar - Global Success có đáp án
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer
In 1886 in the United States, a pharmacist named Dr. John Pemberton tried to invent a medicine because he wanted a cure for ____.
headache
headaches
a headache
the headaches
The European Patent Convention, which was implemented in 1977, created a European Patent Office that can issue ____ European patent.
a
an
the
no article
The first American ____ the propelling of a boat by steam was William Henry, a gunsmith of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
attempt
to attempt
attempting
attempted
The carbon dioxide gas given ____ by the fermenting vat was known as "fixed air".
off
away
out
up
It is the classical Athenians who can probably lay claim ____ the invention of commercial advertising as we know it today.
to
for
of
with
The invention of printing on paper provided a technology ____ which information could be stored over the long term.
under
with
for
in
The key ____ inventive success often requires being in the right place at the right time.
for
of
in
to
An invention developed ____ one purpose will sometimes find use in entirely different circumstances.
in
with
by
for
Some inventions make bigger impact on the public than ____, and some inventions quickly become part of everyday life.
another
other
the other
others
Throughout History Inventions ____ the world and the lives of people many times through history.
change
have changed
will change
had changed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
It was not until 1959, twenty-one years after Carlson invented xerography, that the first convenient office copier using xerography was unveiled.
known
published
popular
common
It's hard to credit just one person with the invention of television, but it's indisputable that John Logie Baird was the first to transmit moving pictures.
without doubt
questionable
always true
permanent truth
Inventor, a person who brings ideas or objects together in a novel way to create an invention, something that did not exist before.
practical
interesting
traditional
unusual
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer
Both inventors and engineers look for ways to improve things in areas like health, food, safety, transportation, aerospace, electronics, ____, and the environment.
communication
communicative
communicator
communicating
The bicycle as we know it today was originally developed as the "safety bicycle", because other bikes ____ were extremely dangerous.
at the time
at a time
for a time
for the time
Ever ____ the invention of the hydrogen bomb, attempts have been made to harness the power of nuclear fusion for peaceful purposes.
from
since
with
for
The late 1800s and early 1900s ____ excitement over a wide array of inventions and developments.
brought
have brought
used to bring
would bring
The earliest computers were developed during World War II for processing ballistic numbers and numeric analytics, but the thought of having machines ____ difficult mathematics can be traced back to England in the years around 1800.
calculate
calculating
calculated
to calculate
A patent invention is protected by law ____ only particular people or companies have the right to make or sell it.
in order for
in order to
so that
such that
Ever since the first prehistoric stone tools, ____ have lived in a world shaped by invention.
human
humans
humanity
humankind