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                                     Thomas Edison 

      Thomas Edison was born in Ohio,in 1847. He had a serious fever as a young child and began to lose his hearing at that age. By the end of his life he was almost totally deaf. He did not think of this as a hdndicap. He said it gave him more time to think because he didn ’t have to listen to other people.

       He began working for the railroads at a very young age ? but was always thinking of ways to do things differently. At the age of twelve he was printing and selling a newspaper from a railway station. When he was fifteen ? he saved a boy who fell in front of a train ? and the boy ’s father taught him how to use the telegraph. From then on,he became a telegrapher and was soon finding ways to improve the equipment.

       In his early twenties ? his inventions were successful enough for him to start a Isboratory in New York and start inventing full time. That's when he invented the Stock Ticker (證券報價機(jī)) . He thought he might sell it to a company for about $5,000,but they offered him $40,000!He used the money to set up his first business.

       Edison continued inventing machines. His most famous invention was the phonogrsph. His other well-known invention was the electric light bulb. By the time he died,the whole cities were lit by this invention.

       Edison ’ s. famous saying is “ Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ” This shows his belief in hard work.

       Edison patented over one thousand inventions during his life. He died in 1931 and all Americans dimmed their electric lights for one minute to pay tribute to this extraordinary inventor.

A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.

() 1. How did Edison feel about losing his hearing?

   A. Terrible. B. Sad. C. Surprised. D. Helpful.

() 2. Which invention helped Edison start his own business?

   A. The telegraph. B. The Stock Ticker.

   C. The phonograph. D. The light bulb.

B) Fill in the blanks with the right words. (One word tor eadi blank)

phonograph   successful   inventor   inventions   telegraph

     Thomas Edison was a very successful and famous 1. who lived from 1847 to 1931. He invented the electric light bulb and the 2. ? and improved lots of other inventions like the telephone and 3. . He became quite wealthy and was known for his 4. . He believed that the way to be 5. was to work hard.

C) Put the following sentence imo Chinese.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

A) 1. D 2. B

B) 1. inventor   2. phonograph   3. telegraph   4. inventions   5. successful

C) 天才是百分之一的靈感加上百分之九十九的汗水。

題目來源：2016年英語文化之旅初中英語聽讀空間八年級下冊 > Topic 1 Biography

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