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Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 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 Alve Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be 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 reminded him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th , 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

When and where was Edison born?              

We enjoy learning English _________ we find it very difficult.

He got wet _________ he forgot his umbrella.

We are going camping (A) this weekend, so (B) we ask her to look (C) for (D) our dog.

Choose the, word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective (7)_________ of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy (8)_________ our Sun. This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the (9) _________ population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used (10) _________ water. The energy can be stored for a number of days; so on (11)_________ days you can use solar energy, too.

Please remember (A) buying (B) me a magazine (C) on (D) your way home.

Write A, B, C, or D which best completes the sentences

Tom suggested _________ to eat.

Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English

 I think you should replace (A) those ordinary bulbs with (B) saving energy (C) ones.(D)

My friend failed his exam ............... his laziness.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:      

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:      

I am disappoint (A) that my son didn't win (B) the first prize in (C) the speaking (D) contest.

Ride your bike ............ or you will cause an accident.

We are worried about the _________ of the fresh water for the world’s population.