Read the passage and choose the correct answer. Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the...
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Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that
improved the quality of life all over the world.
1. Thomas Edison was ___. A. a discoverer B. a teacher C. an explorer D. an inventor
2. In 1854 Edison’s family ______.
A. moved to Port Huron, Michigan B. bought a new house in Milan, Ohio
C. decided to settle in Milan, Ohio D. sent him to a school in New Jersey
3. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. “having been well taught” B. “having had good schooling”
C. “having taught himself” D. “having had a high education”
4. Edison died at the age of ______. A. 76 B. 84 C. 47 D. 74
5. Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
A. He invented the motion picture camera. B. He didn’t go to school at all.
C. He made numerous inventions. D. He worked very hard.
Bài tham khảo
Born in Ohio in 1847, Thomas Edison moved to Michigan with his family at the age of 7, quitting school after two months. He learned with his mum at home, loving experimenting with electrical and mechanical things. Working as a newsboy on a train for some time, he accidentally set fire to the floor of a baggage car while doing experiments. Spending a lot of time experimenting, he got his first patent in 1868. Making so many inventions to improve the quality of human life was his great success. Thomas Edison died in 1931.
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Sinh ra ở Ohio năm 1847, Thomas Edison chuyển đến Michigan cùng gia đình năm 7 tuổi, bỏ học sau hai tháng. Anh ấy học với mẹ ở nhà, thích thử nghiệm những thứ về điện và cơ khí. Làm việc như một cậu bé bán báo trên tàu một thời gian, anh ấy đã vô tình làm cháy sàn toa hành lý khi đang làm thí nghiệm. Dành nhiều thời gian thử nghiệm, ông đã nhận được bằng sáng chế đầu tiên vào năm 1868. Đưa ra được nhiều phát minh như vậy để nâng cao chất lượng cuộc sống con người là thành công lớn của ông. Thomas Edison qua đời năm 1931.