1.Deaf-mutes can _____ speak____ hear.

a.both/and       b.not only/but also      c.neither/nor               d.either/or

2.Bell was born___ March 3, 1847.

a.in                  b. on                            c.at                              d. during

3.They ____ from Canada to America.

a.started           b.emigrated                 c.demonstrated            d. delivered

4.Would you like ____  a message?

a.to leave         b. leave                        c.leaving                      d.left

5.She came ___  with  a new idea for increasing sale.

a.on                 b. up                            c. to                             d.over

6.He’ll come___ to pick you___.

a.on/in            b.over/on                     c.in/up                                     d.over/up

7.Don’t come in. Please wait____.

a.inside            b. outside                     c.downstairs                d.upstairs

8.Our friends____ meet us at the airport tonight.

a.are                b. are going to             c.go to                        d.will be to

9. He worked with................. at Boston University

             a. deaf - mute             b. mute                    c. deaf-mutes      d. blind

10. It' s ..................  far from my house to school.

             a.a  few                    b. few                          c. a bit                d. many

11. Can I ................to Miss Lien, please?

            a. talked                       b. say                           c. tell                d. speak

12. ..........Alexander Graham was born in Edinburgh, he lived in America.

             a. but                       b. although               c. because           d. however

13. You can call me when  you  are out by using .......................

             a. telephone directory                        b. public telephone

             c.  address book                                  d. answering machine

14. I don't know where .........................

             a. is it                    b. it  is                         c. will it                d. it will