After all it was his design that was first _____ (2), however, he was not the first inventor to come up ____ (3) the idea of a telephone.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention ______ (1) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first _____ (2), however, he was not the first inventor to come up ____ (3) the idea of a telephone.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone ______ (4) 1849. In 1871, he filed a caveat (an announcement of an invention) for his design of a talking telegraph. Due to hardships, Meucci could not renew his caveat. His role in the invention of the telephone was overlooked until the United States House of Representatives ______ (5) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.

To make matters even more interesting some researchers suggest that Elisha Gray, a professor at Oberlin College, applied for a caveat of the telephone on _______ (6) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did _______ (7) their behalf. In Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday Things (Scarecrow Press, 1994), Travis Brown, reports that Bell’s lawyer got to the patent office first. The date was February 14, 1876. He was the fifth entry of that day, _______ (8) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ________ (9) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. ________, (10) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

We are all around computers. Computers play an important play in our day to day lives, like we are very much dependent them for doing many things including giving users the ability to quickly and easily store and process data. Since the invention of computer they have evolved in terms of increased computing power and decreased size. Computers are used in many sectors like Education, Health and Medicine, Financial Institutions, Transport System, E-Commerce, Defence etc.

Computers connect us to the world of unknown. They help us gathering knowledge and huge information from the internet and storing it. Computers are multitasking and accurate enough to be used almost anywhere and everywhere including banks. Computer provide security from destructive forces and from unwanted action from unauthorized users like cyber attack or access attack.

Now computer is not just a calculating device, it has become much more than that. One of the main advantages of computer is its incredible speed, which helps human to complete their task in few seconds. All the operations can be performed very fast just because of its speed else wise it takes a long time to perform the task.

Computers help store and process data.

Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone ______ (4) 1849.

To make matters even more interesting some researchers suggest that Elisha Gray, a professor at Oberlin College, applied for a caveat of the telephone on _______ (6) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did _______ (7) their behalf.

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His role in the invention of the telephone was overlooked until the United States House of Representatives ______ (5) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work.

After all it was his design that was first _____ (2), however, he was not the first inventor to come up ____ (3) the idea of a telephone.