16. A frightened　　　 B. discouraged　　　 C. interrupted　　　　 D. separated

33. Why was the cement to build things not totally successful in 1899?

A. Because he failed in inventing the cement.

B. Because the cement was not as firm as that of today.

C. Because his idea was not accepted at that time.

D. Because his company closed down.

34 What can we learn about Edison?

A. Edison was a successful businessman.

B. Edison only devoted all his time to the invention.

C. Edison had only two failures.

D. Edison was both an inventor and a businessman.

35 What can we infer from the passage?

A. Edison succeeded in all his inventions.

B. Edison was a lucky bird then.

C. Americans were conservative in 1899.

D. Even a famous man experienced failure.

Test 2:

完型：16-20 DDCAC　　　　 21-25 DDBCB

语法：1. stolen　　　 2. at　　　　 3. to　　　 4. amazement　　　　 5. and　　

32. Which failure made him lost all his investment?

A. The way to mine iron ore.　　　　　 B. The talking motion pictures.

C. Using the cement to build things.　　 D. The light bulb.

31. Among all of his 1,093 patents, which of the following is NOT his?

A. Light bulb.　　 B. Telephone.　　　　　　　 C. Phonograph.　　 D. Motion picture camera.

24.A. disagreeable　 B. flexible　　　　　 C. valuable　　　 D. unbelievable

23.A. If 　 B. After　　 C. Until　　 D. Because

22.A. divorced B. complained C. fascinated　 D. married

21.A. wedding B. division　　　　 C. participation　　　　 D. divorce