Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be   1   and built before electric lamps could   2   be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it   3   that the electricity in the wires did not   4  fires, things to send electricity  5   the right places.

Everything that was   6   had to be thought   7   and built by Edison and the men  8   worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made   9   inventions in order to send electric power to   10   it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires  11   ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He  12   to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men   13   as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he  14   would not or could not do.

He had never thought much about   15   hours for sleep; now he often completely   16   sleeping. He slept for  17   minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room   18   the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

Everyone probably   19  him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received  20   soon he became interested in other ideas.

1. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stored

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. invented

2. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. not

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. really

3. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. work

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. so

4. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. start

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

5. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to

6. A. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. obtained

7. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. it

C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　   D. fast

8. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. what

9. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. more

C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

10. A. whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. whatever

C. wherever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whenever

11. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. within

12. A. seemed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. worked

13. A. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. done

14. A. oneself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. themselves

C. itself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. himself

15. A. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. full

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. regular

16. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. remembered

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wanted

17. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a few

C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. a little

18. A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

19. A. begged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. respected

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. liked

20. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. so

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

 

答案：D;D;C;B;D;A;A;B;B;C;C;A;A;D;D;A;B;D;B;D
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