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