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Thomas Edison was a great American inventor He was in school 1 only three months．His teacher didn’t understand 2 this new pupil had so many strange questions．Most of the questions had nothing 3 with his lessons．The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom 4 ．He asked Tom’s mother 5 the boy home．Tom’s mother taught him to read and write and she found him to be a very good pupil．He learnt very fast and became very 6 in science．When he was only ten，he built a chemistry lab for 7 ．

At the age of 12，he started 8 his own newspaper．He printed it and sold copies on the trains．It was the first newspaper 9 on trains in America．

One day in August，1862，Edison saw a little boy， 10 on the railway at a station．A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened 11 ．Edison rushed out and carried the boy to 12 ．The boy’s father was so thankful 13 he taught Edison how to send messages by telegraph．Edison soon became good at it and later left home to work in different 14 ．This gave him a new start in life． 15 ，he was only 16．

1．A．in B．since C．for D on

2．A．what B．why C．how D．when

3．A．to do B．do C．doing D．does

4．A．more B．no more C．any more D．any

5．A．to take B．take C．takes D．took

6．A．interesting B．interested C．interest D．interests

7．A．himself B．him C．his D．itself

8．A．writes B．wrote C．writing D．written

9．A．sold B．selling C．sells D．sell

10．A．played B．plays C．playing D．to play

11．A．to move B．moved C．moves D．moving

12．A．safe B safety C．safer D．safely

13．A．what B．which C．that D．when

14．A．city B．country C．village D．cities

15．A．At this time B．When C．At that time D．Now

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Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist. He was born in 1847. When he was a child, he liked
to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher a lot of
strange questions, Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons. The teacher thought the boy was
not bright and was not worth (值) teaching. When he told this to Edison's mother, she took her son out of
school. As she had been a teacher, she taught him herself. The boy read a lot. Soon he became very
interested in science. At the age of ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab (实验室) for himself.
Ever since then, he never stopped searching (探索) for new and better ways to do things.

1. Edison was born in the _____ century ( 世纪).

    A. eighteenth
    B. nineteenth
    C. nineteen
    D. eighteen

2. While he was in school, Edison _____ .

    A. studied his lesson very hard
    B. was often late for school
    C. liked to ask questions
    D. was not bright and enough to study

3. Edison learned more from _____ .

    A. his mother
    B. his teacher
    C. other boys
    D. his father

4. Young Edison was interested in _____ .

    A. sports
    B. playing games
    C. making trouble
    D. science

5. He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he _____ .

    A. read books
    B. finished school
    C. built a lab
    D. was taken out of school

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Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist．He was born in 1847．When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked．He was in school for only three months．He asked his teacher a lot of strange questions．Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons．The teacher thought the boy was not bright and was not worth teaching．When he told this to Edison's mother, she took her son out of school．As she had been a teacher, she taught him herself．The boy read a lot．Soon he became very interested in science．At the age of ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab for himself．Ever since then, he never stopped searching for new and better ways to do things．

(1)

Edison was born in the ________ century．
[　　]
A．	eighteenth
B．	nineteenth
C．	nineteen
D．	eighteen

(2)

While he was in school, Edison ________
[　　]
A．	studied his lessons very hard
B．	was often late for school
C．	liked to ask questions
D．	was not bright enough to study

(3)

Edison learned more from ________
[　　]
A．	his mother
B．	his teacher
C．	other boys
D．	his father

(4)

Young Edison was interested in ________．
[　　]
A．	sports
B．	playing games
C．	making trouble
D．	science

(5)

He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he ________
[　　]
A．	read books
B．	finished school
C．	built a lab
D．	was taken out of school

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There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school（寄宿学校）．Before he was sent away, the boy was the 1 student in his class．He was at the top in every exam．

But the boy changed after 2 home and studying in the boarding school．His grades started to 3 ．He hated being in a 4 ．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide（自杀）．All of this was because he felt no one loved him．

His parents started to 5 the boy．But they even did not know what was wrong

with him．So his father decided to go to the school and 6 him．

They sat by the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 7 ．After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"

"To 8 my grades," the boy replied back．

"No, no," his father said．"I'm here to tell you that you're the most 9 person for me．I want to see you 10 ．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your

happiness．You're my life．"

These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He hugged（拥抱） his father．They

didn't say 11 to each other for a long time．

Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply．And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 12 ．

1．A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst

2．A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going

3．A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down

4．A．term B．group C．party D．company

5．A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at

6．A．laugh at B．look at C．think about D．talk with

7．A．friends B．family C．study D．grades

8．A．find B．teach C．check D．hear

9．A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting

10．A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest

11．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

12．A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．sad

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　　There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校)．Before he was sent away, the boy was the 　　1　　 student in his class．He was at the top in every exam．

　　But the boy changed after 　　2　　 home and studying in the boarding school．His grades started to 　　3　　．He hated being in a 　　4　　．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀)．All of this was because he felt no one loved him．

　　His parents started to 　　5　　 the boy．But they even did not know what was wrong with him．So his father decided to go to the school and 　　6　　 him．

　　They sat by the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 　　7　　．After some time his father said,"Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"

　　"To 　　8　　 my grades,"the boy replied back．

　　"No, no,"his father said．"I'm here to tell you that you're the most 　　9　　 person for me．I want to see you 　　10　　．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．You're my life．"

　　These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He hugged(拥抱)his father．They didn't say 　　11　　 to each other for a long time．

　　Now the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply．And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 　　12　　．

(1)


[　　]
A．	laziest
B．	cleverest
C．	calmest
D．	worst

(2)


[　　]
A．	coming
B．	returning
C．	leaving
D．	going

(3)


[　　]
A．	drop
B．	increase
C．	rise
D．	turn down

(4)


[　　]
A．	term
B．	group
C．	party
D．	company

(5)


[　　]
A．	look for
B．	learn from
C．	worry about
D．	shout at

(6)


[　　]
A．	laugh at
B．	look at
C．	think about
D．	talk with

(7)


[　　]
A．	friends
B．	family
C．	study
D．	grades

(8)


[　　]
A．	find
B．	teach
C．	check
D．	hear

(9)


[　　]
A．	famous
B．	important
C．	outstanding
D．	interesting

(10)


[　　]
A．	happy
B．	serious
C．	excellent
D．	honest

(11)


[　　]
A．	everything
B．	something
C．	nothing
D．	anything

(12)


[　　]
A．	ill
B．	pleasant
C．	pleased
D．	sad

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