Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A. what    B. that      C. then       D. which

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

A. took all his time         B. paid all his money

C. spent his most time       D. spent his most money

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A. thousands of               B. over one thousand

C. only one thousand           D. less than a thousand

4. Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A. fifty           B. severity-six     C. sixty     D. eighty

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.

 A. possible    B. not true     C. nice     D. important

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

4.Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
【小题1】All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.