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Edison failed _____ times before he succeeded in producing the first electric lamp .
A.thousand
B.thousands
C.a thousand of
D.thousands of
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A.thousand
B.thousands
C.a thousand of
D.thousands of
It was Thomas Alva Edison who ______ the electric lamp.
A.discovered
B.invented
C.innovated
D.found
As Edison grew ______, he became more and more interested in science.
A.elder
B.the elder
C.older
D.the older
The plan was never carried out because_________.
A.not everyone wanted to honor Edison
B.it was too diffcult
C.electric power Was too important to the country
D.it honored only one of Edison's inventions
From the amount of sleep Napoleon, Edison, and Darwin required, we can concluded ______.
A.that they were famous
B.that they were executives
C.that they were intelligent
D.None of the above
A.He was deprived of
B.Deprived of
C.That he was deprived of
D.Although he was deprived of
Americans fully realized what Edison's inventions meant when they________.
A.heard of his death
B.heard of the plan to honor him
C.first used electric power
D.tried to carry out the plan
A.contemporaries
B.part-owners
C.companions
D.accomplices
A trifled with B scraped through C stumbled upon D thirsted for
完成下列各题 D
Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in l931,Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total black-out.All electric power would be shut off in homes streets and factories. Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them.Electric power was too important to the country.Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion.A black—out was out of the question. On the day of Edison's funeral,many people silently dimmed their lights.In this way they honored the man who had done mroe than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips. People decided to honor Edison when_________.
A.he made the first electric light
B.electric power was l00 years old
C.the country realized electricity's importance
D.he died in 1931
We’ve all heard of Thomas Edison, _______ who invented the electric light and many other things. A. man B. a manC. the man D. men