Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the world. He was responsible for more than one thousand inventions including the electric light bulb and the record player. He also created the world’s first industrial research laboratory. Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio, USA. When he was 10 years old, he set up a small laboratory after he had read a science book his mother showed him. In 1869, he borrowed some money and began to make inventions. In 1876 he built a new laboratory so that he could spend all his time inventing. He planned to turn out minor inventions every ten days and a ‘big trick’ every six months. He developed many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life. He once said that the value of an idea lay in the using of it. Edison died in 1931, after having a remarkably productive life.
Question 28. Who is Thomas Edison?
A.Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors of the world.
B.Thomas Edison didn’t one of the greatest inventors of the world.
C.Thomas Edison were one of the greatest inventors of the world.
D.Thomas Edison wasn’t one of the greatest inventors of the world.
Question 29. When and where was he born?
A.Edison was born in 1838 in Ohio, USA.
B.Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio, USA.
C.Edison was born in 1846 in Ohio, USA.
D.Edison was born in 1828 in Ohio, USA.
Question 30: What did he build in 1876?
A.In 1876 he built a new laboratory.
B.In 1876 he built a new house.
C.In 1876 he didn’t build a new laboratory.
D.In 1876 he built a new factory
Question 31.What did he develop?
A.He develops many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life.
B.He didn’t developed many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life.
C.He developed many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life.
D.He doesn’t develop many devices that brought great benefits to people’s life.
Question 32. How many inventions did he make?
A.He is more than one thousand inventions.
B.He may more than one thousand inventions.
C.He make more than one thousand inventions.
D.He made more than one thousand inventions.
