共15空,每空1分.每题的备选项中,只有1个最符合题意 1、 The Invention of the telephoneIn the nineteenthcentury, the invention of the telegraph made it possible to send noises,signals, and even music over wires from one place to another. However, thehuman voice __1__ this way. Many inventors tried to find a __2__ to send avoice over wires, and in 1876 some of their efforts were crowned with success.___3___ American inventors, Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, __4__ atalmost the same time. The United States Supreme Court finally had to decidewhich of the two __5__ the first inventor of the telephone. The Court decided__6__ Bell''s favor.Born in Edinbrug,Scotland, Bell grew up in a family __7__ was very interested in teaching peopleto speak. His grandfather had been an actor who left __8__ to teach elocution;his father was a teacher __9__ deaf-mutes learn how to speak.However, probablynone of the __10__ inventions gave Bell the same feeling of triumph __11__ hehad on the day when he spilled some acid from his batteries. It was after hehad worked for months to find ways to send something more __12__metallic twangsover the wires. Thinking Watson, __13__, was in the next room, Bell called,"Mr.Watson, __14__. I want you." Watson was not in the next room. Hewas down in his laboratory, __15__ to the receiver. To Watson''s surprise, heheard the words perfectly. He ran to tell Bell the news: the wires had carriedBell''s voice perfectly.EXERCISE:
