5．He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he　　 [　　 ]

　A．read books

　B．finished school

　C．built a lab

　D．was taken out of school

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B：Hello! May I speak to Mr Jenkins, please?

S：Hold on for a minute, please I'll just see if he's in his office.

B：Thank you.

S：(A moment later) Oh, sorry. He isn't there. Do you want to leave a message for him?

B：Please tell him to call back. My number is 6674290, Mrs Black.

S：Oh, he's coming! (To Mr Jenkins) A telephone call for you, Mr Jenkins.

J：Hello! Who's calling, please?

B：Hello! Mrs Black here.

J：What can I do for you, Mrs Black?

B：I bought a pair of shoes in your shop a moment ago. I've brought them home but left my bag there. There's an important letter in it. May I trouble you to have it found?

J：I'm glad to. Hold on for a while. (To Miss Shute) Go downstairs and ask if they've found a bag, Miss Shute.

S：OK. (A few minutes later, Miss Shute comes back with three bags. ) Here you are, Mr Jenkins.

J：We've found three bags in my shop. But we don't know which one is yours.

B：(In a hurry) Please show them to me. I can tell you which one is mine.

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4．Young Edison was interested in ______. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．sports

　B．playing games

　C．making trouble

　D．science

3．Edison learned more from ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．his mother

　B．his teacher

　C．other boys

　D．his father

2．While he was in school, Edison ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．studied his lessons very hard

　B．was often late for school

　C．liked to ask questions

　D．was not bright enough to study

1．Edison was born in the______ century(世纪).　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．eighteenth

　B．nineteenth

　C．nineteen

　D．eighteen

5．“Though he never made it” means“______”　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．Though he couldn't hit a bird with a stone or something.

　B．Though he couldn't catch the bird.

　C．Though he couldn't have fun from the bird.

　D．Though he couldn't eat the bird.

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Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist. He was born in 1847. When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher a lot of strange questions. Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons The teacher thought the boy was not bright and was not worth(值) teaching. When he told this to Edison's mother, she took her son out of school. As she had been a teacher, she taught him herself. The boy read a lot. Soon he became very interested in science. At the age of ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab for himself. Ever since then, he never stopped searching for new and better ways to do things.

4．How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?　　 [　　 ]

　A．An hour. B A day.

　C．Two hours

　D．Half an hour.

3．There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids ”means ______.　　　 [　　 ]

　A．men

　B．dogs

　C．children

　D．birds

2．When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom______　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．would like to play with it.

　B．was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it.

　C．would like to give it something to eat.

　D．would smile.

1．When did the story happen?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [　　 ]

　A．On a Sunday afternoon.

　B．On a Sunday morning.

　C．At noon.

　D．In the evening.