UNIT 5. INVENTIONSPART I. PHONETICS

Exercise 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word

or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

HEALTH DETECTOR

Scientist Hayat Sindi's device is the size of a postage stamp, and it costs just a penny. But it

could (111)________ millions of lives. In many parts of the world, doctors and nurses work with no

(112)________ or clean water. They have to send health tests to labs and wait weeks for results. But

this little piece of paper could change that. It (113)________ tiny holes that are filled with chemicals.

These chemicals are able (114)________ health problems. A person places a single (115)________ of

blood on the paper. The chemicals in the paper change (116)________ the blood and indicate

(117)________ or not the person has an illness.

111. A. build B. keep C. start D. save

112. A. electric B. electrical C. electrician D. electricity

113. A. contains B. invents C. provides D. supports

114. A. detect B. detecting C. to detect D. to detecting

115. A. bit B. drop C. piece D. slice

116. A. although B. because C. due to D. in spite of

117. A. as if B. either C. neither D. whether