Thomas Edison 1 the first job. For the next five years he went around the country 2 job 2 job. At last Edison went to New York. He had 3 money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He has no place to sleep.
For many days Edison 4 work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could mend the old machines. He also 5 new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do 6 he wanted.
Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people 7 him. But he worked more than 8 of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things 9 .
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make 10 telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.
( )1. A. found B. lost C. looked for D. had
( )2. A. from, to B. between, and C. neither, or D. both, and
( )3. A. much B. some C. a little D. little
( )4. A. found B. got C. looked for D. paid for
( )5. A. made B. invented C. fixed D. started
( )6. A. that B. what C. how D. if
( )7. A. working on B. work on C. working for D. work for
( )8. A. some B. many C. most D. any
( )9. A. at one time B. at a time C. at the time D. at no time
( )10. A. better B. the better C. a better D. the best
15. We brought the children to _______ yesterday evening.
A. safe B. safety C. safely D. safeness
14. He said that he thought of a person _____ one idea and makes it work.
A. has B. had C. who has D. who had
13. We went to see her ______ our teacher was ill in hospital.
A. when B. during C. because D. however
12. --- Which is the ______ river in the world? --- Changjiang River.
A. second largest B. largest second C. third largest D. largest third
11. Tom is ______ boy.
A. a 18-year-old B. an 18 years old C. a 18 years old D. an 18-year-old
10. The old man _______ a lot of money.
A. have B. own C. had D. owns
9. Please turn down the radio. It’s ______.
A. too much noise B. much too noisy C. much too noise D. too much noisy
8. We must keep _______ the classroom.
A. clean in B. clean C. to clean D. cleaning in
7. We are having a meeting. Please ______ the TV set in the next room.
A. turn on B. turn down C. turn off D. turn up
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