Question 10. [TH] Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the questions. John Logier Baird, The Father of Television John Logier Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s “television” was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system. John Logier Baird ___________. A. is called “the father of television” B. was born in Scotland in 1888 C. was an inventor D. all are correct Question 11. [TH] Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the questions. John Logier Baird, The Father of Television John Logier Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s “television” was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system. One of Baird’s first inventions was __________. A. air-filled shoes B. electrically-heated socks C. radio D. A & B Question 12. [TH] Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the questions. John Logier Baird, The Father of Television John Logier Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s “television” was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of ___. A. 26 B. 35 C. 38 D. 40 Question 13. [TH] Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each of the questions. John Logier Baird, The Father of Television John Logier Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888. He became an inventor at the age of 26. His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these were not very successful. However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio. He worked for several months, and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first “television” picture a few meters across the room. Baird’s “television” was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better. In 1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society. In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlantic and in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system. Baird’s “television” was introduced to the world in _______. A. 1923 B. 1926 C. 1928 D. 1929