— What's your 　　　　 name, please?

— Robert Thomas Brown. You can call me Robert.

A.　 family　　 　　　　　 B. given　　　　　 　　　　　 C.　 first　　　　　 　　 D.　 Full

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Thomas Edison wore many caps during his life. First he was just a poor 　 61　 boy. He wore caps of many kinds. He worked 　62　 a station, too. It was there that he got 　63 first experience with electricity. 　64　 in life he became a famous man inventing many things.

65 he wore the caps of many famous schools and colleges. But his most important cap was thinking cap.

If we looked 　66　 us, we can see many of Edison’s inventions. The electric lights shining in our rooms are one of his 　 67　 inventions. He developed the telephone ringing in our homes. Records playing songs and beautiful music were his brain 　68　 . He made the

　 69　 moving pictures.

　 Usual caps keeps the 　70 warm. But thinking caps keep the world warm.

Around the World by Bicycle

　　In 1884, Thomas Steves decided to ride around the world. He would go by bicycle. No one had done that before. No one has done it the same way since. But first Tom had to learn how to ride a bicycle.

　　Tom learned quickly. In April, he left his home in San Francisco. He covered (行过) 3000 miles of rough (艰难地) roads. He got to Boston in August. By then,　　Tom had run out of money. He met the famous Colonel Pope. Pope was a rich man who made and sold bicycles. He agreed to pay for Tom's trip to Europe, so Tom put his bicycle on a boat.

　　Tom's bike had a giant wheel in front. Sometimes the wheel broke. In Europe, there was always someone to fix it. Tom liked Europe. The roads were good there. There were wonderful things to see. Back home, people read about Tom's trip in the newspapers .

　　In Asia, the ride got harder. Most people did not speak English. Sometimes people stopped him to look at his bicycle. Animals blocked (阻塞) his path, but Tom rode on. Chinese people gave him gifts. Tom was pleased with the gifts, but they were heavy. The gifts slowed him down. He didn't worry about lost time, though. He was in no hurry.

　　In January, 1887, Tom returned to San Francisco. He had been away for almost three years. He wrote about his trip and gave talks. He became well known. He made enough money to live on. Tom's long ride really paid off!

1．This story is mostly about ________ .

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2．Colonel Pope paid for ________ .

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3．Tom liked Europe because ________ .

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4．At home, people found out about Tom's trip ________ .

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5．Tom rode slowly in Asia because ________ .

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Tom was from Canada and he had come to New York for a holiday. One day he was not feeling well, so he asked a man of his hotel to find a doctor. The man said, “Thomas Brown is a good doctor.” Tom said, “Thank you very much. Is he expensive?” “Well” the man answered, “he always asks his patients（病人）for two dollars if they are first visit. One dollar if they are later visit.” Tom decided to save one dollar, so when he went to see the doctor, he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.” For a few

minutes the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Oh, I gave you medicine last time, didn’t I? Just go on with it.”

(　　 ) 16. Tom came to New York _________ .

　　　　 A. to see a good doctor B. for a holiday C. to feel ill D. to find a doctor

(　　 ) 17. Doctor Thomas Brown asked for _________ for the first time.

　　　　 A. one dollar　　　 B. two dollars　　　 C. nothing　　　 D. three dollars

(　　 ) 18. The doctor looked at Tom’s face carefully because _________ .

　　　　 A．he knew Tom　　　　　　　

　　　　 B．he had seen Tom before

　　　　 C．there was something wrong with his face

　　　　　D．he wanted to know if Tom had been here before

(　　 ) 19. Tom said, “I’ve come again, doctor.” Because he __________ .

　　　　 A．wanted to be friendly to the doctor　

　　　　 B．wanted to make the doctor happy

　　　　 C．wanted to make the doctor angry

　　　　 D．tried to make the doctor believe that he had been to him before

(　　 ) 20. The doctor knew that _________ .

　　　 A．Tom didn’t want any medicine　　　　　　　　 B．he hadn’t seen Tom before

　　　 C．he had given Tom some medicine before　 D．Tom wasn’t feeling ill