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Edison is a well-known American inventor. He was taught by his mother when he was a child. Later he learned things (1) _himself by reading and experimenting. He built
a lab for himself to work in, and he worked very hard in his sixty years of scientific activities. He made over a thousand inventions.(2) _ inventors in theworldcould
have such great success.
Edison’s first invention was(3) _ in 1868. He was(4) _ a telegraph operator. He wished to work(5) _ a new method to (6) _the old telegraphsystembecauseit
was impossible at that time for the system to send more than one message along the same line at the same time. He(7) _all the works of Farady, another greatscientist,
before starting his invention. Sometimes he didn’t go to bed and even didn’t stop to eat. He thought he had very much to do and there was no time to(8) _ .Daysand
nights he was reading and reading. After he had read through Farady’s writings, he began his experiments. A few months(9) _ he succeeded in(10) _ a double transmitter
and improved the old telegraph system
1. A) with B) by
C) in D) on

2. A) Few B) A few
C) A little D) Little

3. A) invented B) found
C) made D) discovered

4. A) then B) working
C) as D) helping

5. A) at B) on
C) out D) up

6. A) change B) improve
C) build D) use

7. A) readed B) reading
C) reads D) read

8. A) lose B) work
C) think D) finish

9. A) after B) before
C) later D) since