We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American 21 .He was in school for only a short time. 22 , he had to leave the school and 23 himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly 24 to have a rest. One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He 25 the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of 26 of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and 27 him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young 28 about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison 29 about it, but he said 30 . Once the young man came into the lab while Edison 31 an important experiment. He stood near the table 32 he didn’t help him. Edison stopped 33 out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the 34 in two hours.” At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he 35 it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time 36 . “Why not pour some 37 into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll 38 calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s 39 turned red, and he knew Edison was really 40 than him! 小题1: A．doctor B．player C．writer D．inventor 小题2: A．Soon B．After C．Later on D．Soon after 小题3: A．teach B．play with C．study D．enjoy 小题4: A．forgot B．remembered C．finished D．observed 小题5: A．showed B．pushed C．introduced D．threw 小题6: A．news B．books C．knowledge D．dictionaries 小题7: A．employed B．asked C．made D．watched 小题8: A．beard B．learned C．read D．told 小题9: A．told B．was told C．said D．was said 小题10: A．something B．everything C．nothing D．all 小题11: A．did B．had C．was doing D．was having 小题12: A．but B．and C．as D．while 小题13: A．bringing B．to bring C．taking D．to take 小题14: A．result B．way C．idea D．opinion 小题15: A．knew B．saw C．learned D．found 小题16: A．given B．followed C．said D．taken 小题17: A．oil B．salt C．water D．food 小题18: A．carefully B．slowly C．easily D．quietly 小题19: A．head B．face C．eyes D．ears 小题20: A．more polite B．stricter C．more kind-hearted D．cleverer