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The word “hello” m_____ be used（被使用）more often than a_____ other one in the Englishlanguage.Everybody in the United States u_____ the word again and again andevery day of the week.
Thef_____ thing youhear when you pick up the phone is “hello”.If the caller is not an E_____,he may say,“Are you there?” TheA_____ inventor,Thomas Edison,is said to be the first person to use “hello” in the late 1800’s,soon after the invention（发明）of the telephone.
A_____ first people greeted(打招呼) e_____ other on the telephone with “Are you there?” Because they were notsure the machine could really send voices.
ThomasEdison,h_____ was a manof few words.He wasted(浪费)notime.The first time he picked up the phone,he did not ask if anyone was there.He was sure someone wasthere and just said,“H_____.”