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Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. ___1___, he wasn’t the first person to think of the idea. In fact, an Italian ___2___ Antonio Meucci was officially recognized as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasn’t he known for his ___3___ at the time?
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies, Meucci started to experiment with electricity. He ___4___ that sound could travel through metal cables. When two places were connected with wire, people in those places could ___5___ each other talk.
In 1850, Meucci and his wife Ester moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife, because she had become very ill. He needed to keep ___6___ with her at all times. To solve this problem, he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop. This way, they could talk to each other ___7___.
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires.
Unfortunately, only a few people attended this talk. Even worse, Meucci never ___8___ a patent (专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell was working on the ___9___ idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.
In 2002, more than a century after Meucci’s death, his work was ___10___ recognized by the government. He is now known all over the world as the telephone’s inventor.
( ) 1. A. However B. But C. Although D. Still
( ) 2. A. presented B. written C. called D. had
( ) 3. A. invitation B. action C. decision D. invention
( ) 4. A. invented B. discovered C. learned D. studied
( ) 5. A. feel B. hear C. make D. watch
( ) 6. A. in touch B. out of touch C. in touches D. out of touches
( ) 7. A. hardly B. difficultly C. conveniently D. carefully
( ) 8. A. applied for B. looked for C. checked for D. paid for
( ) 9. A. different B. same C. strange D. clever
( ) 10. A. luckily B. firstly C. finally D. unusually