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     Edison often said, "I will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it." It is true that he did
more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life
and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When
Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for
several minutes in honour of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what
Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
1. All the things Edision invented were _________ people needed at that time.
A. what
B. that
C. then
D. which
2. Edison _________ in inventing new things.
A. took all his time
B. paid all his money
C. spent his most time
D. spent his most money
3. Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.
A. thousands of
B. over one thousand
C. only one thousand
D. less than a thousand
4. Edison was dead for nearly _________ years.
A. fifty
B. severity-six
C. sixty
D. eighty
5. It was _________ to turn off all the lights in honour of the greatest inventor.
A. possible
B. not true
C. nice
D. important
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　　This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting．The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a good will tour in May．They plan to visit eight African countries．

　　Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S．a(chǎn)nd Western Europe．A group of top Chinese scientists start its ten-nation tour next month．

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(1)

To improve the ties between China and the U.S．a(chǎn)nd Western Europe, ________．

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A．

China has expressed its strong wishes

B．

China has given many reports to improve the ties

C．

China will send some scientists to visit the U.S．only

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some Chinese scientists will visit the U.S．a(chǎn)nd Western Europe

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no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day

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no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee

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women’s heart disease has a lot to do with their drinking coffee

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the more coffee people drink, the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease

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a book

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A. some Chinese scientists will visit U.S. and Western Europe
B. China will send some scientist to visit the U.S. only
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B. the teachers’ strike will last long
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A. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day
B. women’s heart disease has a lot to do with their drinking coffee
C. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee
D. the more coffee people drink, the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease
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C. the number of the teams which played last night
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