Trevor baylis, a famous british inventor, is talking about his inventions. for questions 1-15 choose the best answer. i started ( when i was about four or five. my parents were very much ( that i could take everyday things and reproduce them in models using a construction kit. so i guess i ( creative in that sense all my life. two years ago i ( a tv programme about ( disease in africa. the only way these people could ( was through radio. but there was a problem. there was no electricity in africa but batteries were so (7)—that people couldn’t buy them. and an old fashioned gramophone ( had a handle on it, ( me to invent the clockwork radio. of all great inventions in the world, the jet engine is one thing i wish i ( it was invented in 1930 ( frank whittle. most of my inventions are for fun but i also made a ( of products that are useful, for example orange aids for disabled people. many of them need bits of kit( they could use them during their day. such products were ( make it possible for them to use, for example, a book or a camera( are in a wheelchair or a bed, or wherever. 1 a invent b inventing c invention 2 a surprised b surprising c surprise 3 a was b have been c am 4 a was watching b had been watching c had watched 5 a b the c a 6 a borrow b require c receive 7 a powerful b cheap c expensive 8 a which b who c what 9 a inspired b made c let 10 a had invented b invent c invented 11 a with b by c for 12 a range b few c lots 13 a so b so that c that 14 a designed b discovered c researched 15 a while b as c until

1) b

2) a

3) b

4) a

5) c

6) c

7) c

8) a

9) a

10) a

11) b

12) a

13) b

14) a

15) a

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