6 . Read the texts again and choose the correct answers. 173 1. The first rubber balloons were made by... a) Boris Paton. b) Michael Faraday. c) Thomas Hancock. 2. Toy balloons were introduced by... a) Charles Babbage. b) Thomas Edison. c) Thomas Hancock. 3. The inventors of the MP3 are... a) French scientists. b) German scientists. c) Ukrainian scientists. 4. The piano has had a central place in music since the middle of... a) the 17th century. b) the 19th century. c) the 18th century. 5. The first pencils were made in... a) England. b) Spain. c) Germany. 6. The first fountain pen was designed in... a) 1883. b) 1884. c) 1885. 7. The Barbie doll was invented by... a) Ruth Sporer. b) Ruth Handler. c) Ruth Thomas. 8. This doll was named after... a) Ruth Handler’ s daughter. b) Ruth Handler’ s granddaughter. c) Ruth Handler’ s cousin. 9. Designs for underwater boats date back to the 1500s but the first truly practical and modern submarines were invented after... a) World War II began. b) World War I began. c) World War began. 10. The first microwave ovens were invented after the end of World War II by... a) Percy Spencer. b) Percy Pitt. c) Percy Tompson.