Thomas Edison was g great American scientist. He was born in Ohio（俄亥俄州）in 1847.

　　　　When he was at school, he asked his teachers a lot of questions.Some of his questions were easy, others were difficult. And he did 　　not stop doing so. His teachers often said he was not a good student.They did not like him and they did not want to answer any more 　　questions. So Edison had to leave school after only three months.

　　　　After this, Edison's mother taught him at home. The boy was soon reading all kinds of books.

　　　　When he was about ten, he was already doing science work. He planted tomatoes and other things. So he got some money to buy the 　　needed things for his work.

　　　　When he was twelve, he began to work on the train. He tried his best to read a lot of science books when he was free. He taught 　　himself maths, physics and other subjects. He studied all the time.

　　He wished he could do his best to find new ways out to make our world 　　much happier.

　　　　Edison made many, many new things. People all over the world will always remember him. Can you tell me what he made for us?

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　　1. Thomas Edison was an English scientist.

　　2. Edison asked a lot of questions, so his teachers liked him very much.

　　3. His teachers wanted him to study at school.

　　4. He stayed at school for only three months.

　　5. Edison taught himself at home.

　　6. When he was twelve, he was already doing some science work.

　　7. He liked to eat tomatoes and so he planted a lot.

　　8. He read all kinds of books when he was only a boy.

　　9. He tried his best to find out ways to make our life happier.

10. He made a lot of new things for us. So we will always remember him.

　　Thomas Edison made more than 1,000 inventions in his life. Many of his inventions have changed the world His first invention was a rote recorder in 186(9) This machine allowed people to place a vote by pressing a button instead of saying “yes” or “no”. However, American government officials（政府官员）did not like Edison's invention because they liked to call out their votes. Edison learned a lesson: he told himself never again to invent something people did not want.

　　Edison started a company with his friend, Franklin Pope, to make fire and burglar alarms to use with the telegraph. At this company, Edison was busy from early morning until late at night. He often said, “There is no substitute（替代物）for hard work.” He invented a telegraph to print the price of gold and silver. He sold it to the Western Union Company for 15,000 US dollars.

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　　Some of the great inventors have changed the world more than others. We 1 Thomas Edision, but never seen him. We all know he was a great American inventor. Thomas Edison was his full name. Tom was short 2 Thomas. Young Tom was in school for only three months. At school he kept on 3 questions. Most of the questions were not about his lessons. Some of the questions were 4 strange that his teacher could not answer them. So he made Tom's mother 5 the boy out of school. At home she taught him herself. And she found him a very good pupil, who was very 6 in science.

　　One day, Edison saved a boy. The boy's father was thankful to teach Edison how to telegraph messages. This gave him a new start 7 .

　　 8 the age of 22, he with his own money 9 his own lab. Edision had 1, 093 inventions during his lifetime. He never gave up. He would keep 10 different ideas until he invented what he wanted.

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