Just a few hundred years ago, life was far more different than it is today. When people wanted to travel or communicate, they had to go on foot or horseback. A journey of just a few miles by this method could be a long, arduous process. Whatever people owned - from clothing to tools - had to be made by hand. Work was manual, laborious, and often tedious. Illness was a constant threat; diseases rapidly spread through unsanitary conditions and were difficult to treat with the rudimentary medicines available. Life has been transformed over the years through the efforts of the men and women who had the brilliance, diligence, and creativity to come up with new and better ways of doing things. Alexander Graham Bell’s fascination with the idea of sending sound down a wire from the speaker to the listener gave birth to the telephone, which ultimately led to the cell phone, fax machine, modem, and a communication system that now links the entire globe. These inventions, like many others, have clearly improved life by keeping people healthier, helping them to communicate and work more efficiently, and allowing them to travel farther. X-rays allowed doctors to look inside the human body to treat diseases and injuries. The electric light illuminated the darkness so people could work at night. Braille made it possible for blind people to read. Even the most groundbreaking and world-changing inventions, however, were not always recognized as such when they were introduced to the public. When Rutherford B. Hayes saw a demonstration of Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone in 1876, the president’s response was less than enthusiastic. “That’s an amazing invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?” he scoffed. Sometimes it was the inventor’s own necessity that gave birth to inventions. The old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” couldn’t be more true. Câu 26 Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? A.Inventions that have changed the modern world. B.Life back and now. C.Inventions throughout time. D.The most groundbreaking and world-changing inventions. Câu 27 In which paragraph is it mentioned that: Some inventions gave rise to many more inventions, speeding up the pace of progress even further. A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 4 D. Paragraph 5 Câu 28 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the benefits that inventions have brought to people’s lives? A. keeping people healthier B. helping people communicate and work more efficiently C. making people more brilliant, diligent and creative D. allowing people to travel farther Câu 29 The word “rudimentary” in the first paragraph has the same meaning as ________. A. raw B. incomplete C. simple D. ineffective Câu 30 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. X-rays enabled doctors to operate inside the human body. B. Hundred years ago, everything people owned was handmade products. C. When first demonstrated to the public, Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone was highly praised. D. It’s possible for the blind to read thanks to Braille.