Tom was a clever boy. He was trying out new ideas. One day his mother was ill. She sent for a doctor——青夏教育精英家教网—

摘要：Tom was a clever boy. He was trying out new ideas. One day his mother was ill. She sent for a doctor. When the doctor came, he looked 21 Tom's mother 22 and said that she needed an 23 at once. But it was night and the light in the room was very poor. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took all the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror behind them. Now the doctor was able to see 24 . He operated on her at once. His mother was 25 .

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　　Tom Edison was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of strange questions. Most of the questions were not about his lessons. His teacher didn't think he was a good pupil. So his mother taught him at home. He became very interested in science. He grew vegetables and sold them. With the money he built a science lab.

　　Tom was a clever boy. He was always trying out new ideas. One day his mother was very ill. She sent him for a doctor. When the doctor came,he looked over Tom's mother carefully and said that she needed an operation at once. But it was night, and the light in the room was very bad. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took all the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror behind them. Now the doctor was able to see clearly. He operated on her at once. Edison's mother was saved.

(1) Edison studied in school for________.

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A. three years

B. only ten weeks

C. less than 100 days

D. three weeks

(2) --Edison wasn't clever, was he?

--________.

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A. Yes, he was

B. No, he wasn't

C. Yes, he wasn't