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Edison began to make a talking machine in 1877. At first he_____paper with holes to make a sound. He worked for months on this____,at last he____how to record a person’s voice. But the first machine was very____ and the voice was only one type and not clear enough. Then he____another long time on it. He____some parts and he put some new ___on the talking machine. This time the voice could be played(被播放)and the voice was also very____.After the Second World War others used his____to record music and songs. Then came the tape recorder. it is much easier to record voice. How___Edison was!
1.A. followedB. drew C. used
2.A. ideaB.name C paper
3.A. friedB. found C. flew
4.A .simple B. complicated C. hard
5.A. tookB spent C. paid
6.A. changed B wrote C. made
7.A. onesB. records C. parts
8.A. clean B .tidy C. clear
9.A. machine B. method C .memory
10.A. great B. beautifulC. Stupid
To ________ your homework is to look it over to see if it is right.
A. check B. finish C. Write
A(n) ____is a person whose job is playing a musical instrument (乐器)or writing music.
A. singer B. Actor C. musician
If something happens__________, it happens quickly and unexpectedly (意外地).
A. finally B. suddenly C. actually
A ________ is something you win for doing something well.
A. prize B. matchC. Invention
— Many old people prefer to live in the countryside because the air there is fresh.
— Yes. And there it is quiet too.
A. in the village
B. in the city
C. in the market