A2 Use of English Test 13 – multiple choice gaps

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Philo T. Farnsworth

Philo T. Farnsworth was born in the USA in 1906. As a child, he was very interested in science and electricity and spent a lot of time (1)…………… about it. He also won a national (2)…………… for young engineers when he was just 13.

When he was 20, Farnsworth (3)…………… his own business. In 1927, he showed everyone his new idea: a (4)…………… of sending pictures using electricity. Many other people were working on ideas for a machine to do this, but Farnsworth’s was the first that had no moving parts. In fact, it was the first true electronic TV.

After many business problems, Farnsworth had success in 1938 when another company (5)…………… him $1 million for his idea. He is not very famous these (6)……………, but, as the father of electronic television, Farnsworth changed the world.

1   A   learning      B   studying     C   understanding

2   A   game           B   match        C   competition

3   A   became      B   turned        C   started

4   A   plan            B   way             C   thing

5   A   offered       B   took            C   sold

6   A   times          B   days            C   years