TELEPHONE
What if you want to talk right now to a friend (1)_______ lives far away ? The answer is simple. You pick up your telephone and press some buttons. Next, you hear a ringing sound-one, two, three rings. Then you hear your friend’s (2)________ say, “Hello”. Making a phone call seems so easy. But did you ever think about (3)________ makes it possible ?
When you pick up your phone, it instantly hooks up with a vast, worldwide telephone network. The network has millions of miles of wire. It has cables that run (4)________ the oceans. It has optical(glass) fibers as thin as a hair. It has satellites that orbit high above (5)________.
It has powerful computers that (6)________ track of everything on the network, including the (7)________ to your friend. The word “hello” might have zipped through wires, shot up to a satellite, or zoomed through a cable under the sea before it got to your (8)________ .
1. A. whom B. who C. which D. whose (1)
2. A. sound B. words C. voice D. accent (1)
3. A. what B. which C. how D. whom (2)
4. A. on B. in C. above D. under (3)
5. A. the moon B. the sun C. the earth D. the star (3)
6. A. keep B. catch C. have D. make (3)
7. A. letter B. call C. address D. talk (2)
8. A. mouth B. head C. eyes D. ear (2)
