1. Thomas Edison did things in this
order: |
| a. |
he became a telegraph
operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patent |
| b. |
he became a newsboy,
got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operator |
| c. |
he got a patent,
became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboy |
| d. |
he became a newsboy, a
telegraph operator, and then got a patent |
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2. Edison considered his deafness: |
| a. |
a disadvantage |
| b. |
a blessing |
| c. |
something from a
priest |
| d. |
a necessity |
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3. Of all the inventions, __________ was probably the
most important for civilization. |
| a. |
the vote recorder |
| b. |
the stock ticker |
| c. |
the light bulb |
| d. |
the motion picture
camera |
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4. The main idea of this passage is: |
| a. |
Thomas Edison was
always interested in science and inventions, and he invented many
important things. |
| b. |
Thomas Edison could
not keep a job. |
| c. |
Thomas Edison worked
day and night on his experiments. |
| d. |
Deaf people make good
inventors because they can focus without the distraction of spoken
conversation. |
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