To many of his teachers,Thomas Edison was
not a good student 1 school,as he asked a lot of 2
that had nothing to do 3 his lessons.His teacher
said he wasn't very bright and that he wasn't worth 4 .He
had to leave school after only three months.That was all the school education
he ever 5 .
His mother,however ,had been a teacher
before she married.She 6 him at home.The boy was soon
reading books 7 grown-ups.He showed special interest in
science.
By the time he 8 ten ,
he was already doing experiments in chemistry.He 9 vegetables
in his garden and sold them to 10 the chemicals he needed.