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Gap fills exercise

September 18, 2015 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

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1. Edison always …………….. to make things that would improve the lives of people.
Wrong!
2. One day while selling newspapers at a railway station, Edison …………….. the life of a child.
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3. That child ………………. the son of a station official.
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4. To express his gratitude, the child’s father …………….. Edison how to use the telegraph.
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5. When Edison was sixteen, he …………….. to Canada to be a telegraph assistant.
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6. His first invention was an automatic telegraph that made it possible for him to send signals while he ........................
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7. The telegraph always ……………… Edison.
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8. A few years later, he ………………. his first job to be a full time inventor.
Wrong!
9. His first attempts at selling his products were not successful, but he ....................... give up.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/9

Answers

1. Edison always wanted to make things that would improve the lives of people.

2. One day while selling newspapers at a railway station, Edison saved the life of a child.

3. He was the son of a station official.

4. To express his gratitude, the child’s father taught Edison how to use the telegraph.

5. When Edison was sixteen, he moved to Canada to be a telegraph assistant.

6. His first invention was an automatic telegraph that made it possible for him to send signals while he was sleeping.

7. The telegraph always fascinated Edison.

8. A few years later, he quit his first job to be a full time inventor.

9. His first attempts at selling his products were not successful, but he did not give up.

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