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Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
1.How often did Edison make a new invention?
A. About every fourteen days B. About every seven days
C. About once a week D. About twice a week
2.The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “__________”
A. Gave somebody a job B. Set fire to somebody
C. Let somebody down D. Forced somebody to leave his job
3.Edison considered his deafness as______.
A. something bad B. a gift from god
C. a kind of ability D. a disadvantage
4.Which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage
A. Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness ?
B. Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching
C. Edison had his first job in 1869
D. Edison’s inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The function of the electric light
B. Edison and his experiments
C. The importance of inventions
D. The whole life of Edison.
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A first-grade student whose best friend is battling cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough - he wanted to show his buddy just how he understood the____time he was going through.
Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield ______ the only way was to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac who lost his hair through chemotherapy(化疗).
Zac Gossage is receiving treatment but _____ goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day,______ that's where he gets to play on the swing with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might ______ his hair because of the chemotherapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a ______ . He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, "I have a surprise for Zac." And he pulled off his cap and other _____ saw that he already had all his hair ______ off. "I did it just to make Zac feel he's not the only one without any ______." said Vincent.
Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how ______ his chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make ______ than 20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother ______ them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over $200 for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has ______ missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.
When asked ______ friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for a(an) ______and responded, "It's a beautiful thing."
Clearly, wisdom doesn't always come with age.
1.A. hard B. exciting C. unpleasant D. pleasant
2.A. decided B. refused C. agreed D. disliked
3.A. ever B. never C. just D. still
4.A. though B. but C. because D. so
5.A. raise B. add C. lose D. fall
6.A. mask B. scarf C. glove D. cap
7.A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. patients
8.A. pulled B. sent C. cut D. put
9.A. friends B. money C. clothes D. hair
10.A. expensive B. successful C. important D. meaningful
11.A. fewer B. more C. worse D. better
12.A. made B. donated C. sold D. collected
13.A. already B. always C. nearly D. hardly
14.A. how B. what C. where D. which
15.A. moment B. hour C. morning D. Day
—Peter is not himself these days. —Well, could you tell me________?
A. how is he feeling now B. why was he so unhappy
C. what is wrong with him D. that something worried him
—My father’s just come back from work, ________? — ________. He is having a rest in the room.
A. hasn’t he; Yes, he has B. has he; No, he hasn’t
C. isn’t he; Yes, he is D. is he; No, he isn’t
Usually, carelessness _________ failure.
A. leads to B. happens to C. gets to D. agrees to
The police can’t decide whether the suspect is guilty because he could prove he was________ at the time of the crime.
A. else somewhere B. somewhere else
C. everywhere else D. else anywhere
