Choose the best item and circle it 1. Thomas Alva Edison was a famous a) biologist, b) chemist; c) invertor. 2. In his childhood he always b) read books; c) asked questions. a) cried: 3. He began to work at the age of..... b) twenty, c) twelve. a) eighteen; 4. The boy's first work was.... b) at the library; c) at the market a) at the railway; 5. He enjoyed reading...books, a) fiction; b) technical; c) historic 6. Edison learned the telegraphy and became.... a)a student at the university; b)an operator at the telegraph company; c)a director of the company. 7. He worked very hard because... a)he wanted to earn much money; b)he wanted to do the invention; c)he wanted to make the telegraph system better. 8. Michael Faraday was the inventor of... a) electric transmitter; b) telegraph system; c) electric generator. 9. Edison slept... at night. a) more than four hours; b) less than four hours; c) long hours, 10. His first important invention was... c) a phonograph a) a transmitter, b) an electric lamp; 11. On the day when Edison died people in America turned off the lights because... a) electricity was very expensive then; b)they wanted to honour the memory of the inventor of the electric lamp; c) they went to bed at that time. 12. Edison believed that only... could bring success. a) long studies; b) hard work; c) good luck.

Ответ:

1. Thomas Alva Edison was a famous

c) inventor.

2. In his childhood he always

c) asked questions.

3. He began to work at the age of.....

c) twelve.

4. The boy's first work was....

a) at the railway;

5. He enjoyed reading...books,

b) technical;

6. Edison learned the telegraphy and became....

b) an operator at the telegraph company;

7. He worked very hard because...

b) he wanted to do the invention;

8. Michael Faraday was the inventor of...

c) electric generator.

9. Edison slept... at night.

b) less than four hours;

10. His first important invention was...

b) an electric lamp;

11. On the day when Edison died people in America turned off the lights because...

b) they wanted to honour the memory of the inventor of the electric lamp;

12. Edison believed that only... could bring success.

b) hard work;