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1 What is the main topic of the passage?
A discovery made by accident
The inventions that changed our life
The important invention: Internet
✔ The inventions made during wartime
2 The phrase by accident is closest in meaning to
✔ by chance on purpose
deliberately intentionally
3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
The Internet is the biggest invention made during a war.
War brings violence, but it also improves the quality of our life.
✔ A soldier invented the microwave oven accidentally during wartime.
The microwave oven was made using the microwaves from the radar.
4 What is the correct order of the paragraphs?
(A) (B) (C) ✔ (B) (A) (C)
(B) (C) (A) (C) (B) (A)
Summarize the Text
Complete the summary with the words in the box.
the biggest invention another popular technology during wartime
a safe way to communicate microwaves from the radar came about by chance
Many kinds of technology we use every day were invented . The
Internet is made during a war. The U.S. Army wanted
in the war without phone lines. Since then, the Internet has
continued to develop. made during wartime is the microwave oven.
It during World War II. An engineer discovered that
could rapidly heat food.
Unit 2 Invention 125
A discovery made by accident
The inventions that changed our life
The important invention: Internet
✔ The inventions made during wartime
2 The phrase by accident is closest in meaning to
✔ by chance on purpose
deliberately intentionally
3 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
The Internet is the biggest invention made during a war.
War brings violence, but it also improves the quality of our life.
✔ A soldier invented the microwave oven accidentally during wartime.
The microwave oven was made using the microwaves from the radar.
4 What is the correct order of the paragraphs?
(A) (B) (C) ✔ (B) (A) (C)
(B) (C) (A) (C) (B) (A)
Summarize the Text
Complete the summary with the words in the box.
the biggest invention another popular technology during wartime
a safe way to communicate microwaves from the radar came about by chance
Many kinds of technology we use every day were invented . The
Internet is made during a war. The U.S. Army wanted
in the war without phone lines. Since then, the Internet has
continued to develop. made during wartime is the microwave oven.
It during World War II. An engineer discovered that
could rapidly heat food.
Unit 2 Invention 125
