Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings. In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam wass pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine. In ancident Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in. This is...
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Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings. In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam wass pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine. In ancident Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in. This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold. In the 17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head. This í when he realized the pulling force of the earth - the gravity.
There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple beginnings. What one needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work.
1. Jame Watt lived in _____.
A. the 17th century. B. the 18th century. C. the ancient Greece time
2. Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when _____.
A. he was boiling water. B. he was hit by an apple. C. he was stepping into the bath tub.
3. Many great ideas began with _____.
A. genius thinking. B. simple beginnings C. long time working in laboratories.
4. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They have simple thinkings. B. They have very careful observations. C. They work extremely hard.
5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton. B. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity. C. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings.
1. B (discovers -> discovered)
2. B (is -> was)
3. B (will make -> would make
4. C (a day ago -> a day before)
5. C (next year -> the next/following year)
1. B
Giải thích: Trong câu trần thuật, ta sẽ chuyển động từ ở thì hiện tại đơn về thì quá khứ đơn.
Sửa lại: He said that Isaac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on him.
(Anh ấy nói rằng Issac Newton khám phá ra trọng lực khi một quả táo rơi vào người ông ấy.)
2. A
Giải thích: Trong câu trần thuật, ta sẽ chuyển động từ ở thì hiện tại đơn về thì quá khứ đơn.
Sửa lại: Our teacher said that the World Wide Web was a free space for people to share knowledge.
(Giáo viên của tôi nói rằng World Wide Web là không gian miễn phí cho mọi người chia sẻ kiến thức.)
3. B
Giải thích: Trong câu trần thuật, ta sẽ chuyển will thành would.
Sửa lại: The man said that Nanolearning would make students’ learning more entertaining.
(Người đàn ông nói rằng Nano learning sẽ khiến học sinh học tập một cách giải trí hơn.)
4. C
Giải thích: Trong câu trần thuật, ta sẽ chuyển can thành could.
Sửa lại: Mike said that he could design a robot in the future.
(Mike nói rằng cậu ấy có thể thiết kế một người máy trong tương lai.)
5. C
Giải thích: Trong câu trần thuật, ta chuyển next year thành the year after hoặc the following year.
Sửa lại: The headmaster said that his school would use voice recognition the following year.
(Hiệu trưởng nói rằng trường của ông ta sẽ sử dụng công nghệ nhận diện giọng nói vào năm sau.)