(用单词的适当形式填空) Some of the _____(invent) have changed the world.

　　Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. Many of his inventions have changed the world His first invention was a rote recorder in 186(9) This machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button instead of saying “yes” or “no”. However, American government officials（政府官员）did not like Edison's invention because they liked to call out their votes. Edison learned a lesson: he told himself never again to invent something people did not want.

　　Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope, to make fire and burglar alarms to use with the telegraph. At this company, Edison was busy from early morning until late at night. He often said, “There is no substitute（替代物）for hard work.” He invented a telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to the Western Union Company for 15,000 US dollars.

　　With some of this money Edison started his own company. He next invented a stock ticker. This was a machine that recorded the price of stocks in New York. Western Union paid Edison 40,000 dollars for this invention.

　　Edison used this money to open a shop in the state of New Jersey. There he met a young woman, Mary Stilwell. Edison and Mary got married on Christmas Day 187(1) They had three children. In 1875, with his wife and young family, Edison moved to Menlo Park in the same state. There he built his own laboratory. In the laboratory were tables, science books, instruments and bottles of chemicals.

　　His first success at Menlo Park was an improvement on the telephone that had just been invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

根据短文的内容，判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）

(1) Edison's first invention was a great success.

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(2) Edison thought hard work was very important.

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(3) Western Union paid Edison 40,000 dollars for the stock ticker.

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(4) Edison met Mary Stilwell at Menlo Park.

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(5) Edison invented the telephone with Alexander Graham Bell.

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Reading is an activity people enjoy a lot in their free time. Some like reading newspapers, and others enjoy novels or comic books. I like reading about the lives of great poeple. This always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my own life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up when their lives were difficult. They used every opportunity to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has made the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the reason why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become remarkable people. Today we wtil remember them when we see planes in the sky.
When I feel sad, stories of great people always help me feel better. This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.
【小题1】What does“This”mean in the first paragraph?

A．Being a great person.	B．Living in a special way.
C．Reading about the lives of great people.	D．Reading newspapers, novels, or comic books.

【小题2】Which book might the writer be most interested in?

A．How to Build a Strong Plane

B．Ten books That have Made Our World Better

C．Use Every Opportunity to Read in Your Free Time

D．Michael Jordan: The Man Who Changed Basketball History

【小题3】What does “remarkable”mean in the third paragraph?

A．Nice and polite.	B．Tall and handsome.
C．Special and famous.	D．Lucky and interesting.

Reading is an activity people enjoy a lot in their free time. Some like reading newspapers, and others enjoy novels or comic books. I like reading about the lives of great poeple. This always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my own life better.
Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up when their lives were difficult. They used every opportunity to change their lives and make the world better.
One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has made the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the reason why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient machine and become remarkable people. Today we wtil remember them when we see planes in the sky.
When I feel sad, stories of great people always help me feel better. This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.
【小题1】What does“This”mean in the first paragraph?

A．Being a great person.	B．Living in a special way.
C．Reading about the lives of great people.	D．Reading newspapers, novels, or comic books.

【小题2】Which book might the writer be most interested in?

A．How to Build a Strong Plane

B．Ten books That have Made Our World Better

C．Use Every Opportunity to Read in Your Free Time

D．Michael Jordan: The Man Who Changed Basketball History

【小题3】What does “remarkable”mean in the third paragraph?

A．Nice and polite.	B．Tall and handsome.
C．Special and famous.	D．Lucky and interesting.