Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

27. The word 'glamorous" in the ‘assage is”closest in meaning

to ...

A) colorful B) fascinating C) colossal D) dreadful
28. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A) High School Proms B) Fashion for Juniors and Seniors

C) High School Festivals D) U.S. Students and Prom Clubs
Read & choose the correct answer for (29-32).

Alexander Melville Bell (1 March 1819 - 7 August 1905)

w–s a teacher and researcher of physiological phonetics and

was the author of numerous works on orthoepy and

elocution. Melville Bell, the father of Alexander Graham

Bell, the inventor of the telephone, studied the anatomy of

speech and approached his subject s with scientific

thoroughness. In 1864, he completed a universally applicable

phonetic alphabet , by which he could describe the manner of

production of the sounds of nearly all known languages. He

called this alphabet "Visible Speech" an“ its various s”mbol s

- thirty-four in all, showed how the vocal organs would be

positioned to make a sound. This alphabet was to become

the direct ancestor of the International Phonetic Alphabet ,

which is used today.
29. One can infer from the passage that ...

A) it was Alexander Melville Bell who invented the

telephone.

B) a scientific approach to study of speech was fulfilled by

Alexander Graham Bell in the 19^th century.

C) the ^scientific contribution of Melville Bell appeared to be

of great importance for future generations.

D) Melville Bell was the first in the world history to position

the vocal organs correctly.
30. We learnt from the passage that ...

A) Melville Bell created the language spoken by the whole

world.

B) people who spoke different languages were able to

communicate with each other.

C) "Visible Speech" is“a set of phone”ic rules used today.

D) by compiling the phonetic alphabet Melville Bell

described how to produce a sound.

31. The author of the passage points out that ...

A) he phonetic alphabet compiled by Melville Bell included

at least 34 sounds.

B) Melville Bell applied deep approach based on methods

and principles of science in his studies.

C) the languages Melville Bell spoke were the ones spoken in

major countries of the world.

D) the telephone invention was one of the greatest scientific

contribution used today.
32. Which of the following isn't true according t’ the text?

We know Melville Bell as a great scientist because he ...

A) approached his subjects with scientific thoroughness.

B) occurred to be father of the telephone inventor.

C) he succeeded in description of sounds production.

D) studied the anatomy of human brain.