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      Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all times. One of his most famous achievements is the electric light. He tried thousands of times to make a long lasting light bulb. Although the light bulb is not his invention, he is the only one to have made such a successful light bulb. Many people remember him for the invention of the electric light. He held a lot of patents (专利权) worldwide. Many of them were approved(批准) in America.

    We can find his inventions in many fields. In fact, many of the advanced inventions were based on his ideas. He invented a phonograph (留声机),a film picture camera, a ticket recorder and so on.  

    Edison was not a good student at school. But he loved to do new experiments. When he was still a child, he built his first lab to perform his experiments.

      An amazing story of Edison's childhood is that he almost made his servant die. Edison used to think that birds ate insects and these insects might make them fly. So he collected these insects and blended (混合) them to make juice. He then let his servant drink the juice. After drinking the juice, the girl lost her sense. But luckily, she was saved.

1. （1） Edison was well-known for _______.   

   A . inventing the light bulb B . being naughty     C . making a long lasting light bulb D . being an American
3. （2） Edison invented all these things except ______.    

   A . the phonograph B . the film picture camera     C . the ticket recorder D . the telephone  
5. （3） Edison made insects juice and let his servant drink because_____.    

   A . he wanted to punish his servant for her mistakes     B . he wanted to know if the juice could make her fly     C . he hated insects and killed them     D . his servant asked Edison to do that
7. （4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?    

   A . Edison tried once to make the first light bulb. B . Edison was a very popular student at school and loved by his teachers.     C . The light bulb is not Edison's invention, but he is remembered for it.     D . Edison preformed his first experiment when he grew up.
9. （5） From the story we can see that _______.    

   A . Edison's family was poor       B . Edison didn't like to study C . Edison was less famous than other inventors      D . Edison liked to try new things