VI. Read the passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart. For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline. A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones. Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices. \n What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. Many pay phones are on the street. You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth. Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call. \n Telephones have seen a lot of progress. Today, many people carry cell phones. Cell phones do not need to be connected with wires. They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an adult’s hand. \n Many cell phones sold today are smart phones. A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features. For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet. And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket! \n 41 Does a landline need to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones? a. Yes, it does b. No, it doesn’t c. d. 42 Why weren’t people able to take the landline with them to work? a. Because of the wire b. Because of the cost c. Because of the weather d. Because of the traffic 43 What are payphones? a. Pay phones are landlines found in home. b. Pay phones are landlines found in the sea. c. Pay phones are landlines found in public places. d. Pay phones are landlines found in the sky. 44 What does “they” in paragraph 3 refer to? a. landline b. payphone c. cellphone d. mail 45 What is the difference between smart phone and cellphone? a. It is cheaper b. It weighs heavier c. It has more features d. It needs restoring VII. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage? The Internet was born (36) _________scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (37) _________to exchange information. Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (38) _________ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network. \n The Internet now (39) _________ all the countries in the world. You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (40) _________ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services. 46a. what b. where c. when d. who 47a. in view b. in order c. in regard d. in as 48a. in b. on c. of d. with 49a. lies b. comes c. spreads d. prays 50a. a b. an c. the d. x