My love of inventing began when I was a kid. It wasn't until I 1 about Thomas Edison that I really became excited about it.
When I was in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a2 . We had to write to a company and learn about the products it made. Each student would then give a report in front of the class. I 3 the Thomas A. Edison Company.
Soon after I wrote to the company, our postman 4 a package to me. It had a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I 5 reading and rereading about his inventions! The ones that6 me most were movies, recorded sound, and the electric light. Edison became my hero.
My dad noticed my interest in inventing and 7 me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and, finally, into new things.
Together, my dad and I repaired radios and televisions. Once, I made a 8 to fix the brakes(刹车片) of our car. This surprised my dad so much. The next Sunday, we saw a similar tool. That's9 I learnt that inventors often invent similar things. It is not 10 for this to happen. I also learnt that not all great ideas work.11 is a common part of the inventing.
As my father and I worked together more, I began to 12 that my dad was quite an inventor13 . Clearly, his guiding hands, together with my 14 in inventing, led me to become an engineer and inventor. I am15 to Thomas Edison, too, for first lighting the bulb(电灯泡) inside me.
