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МатематикаВопрос:
7. The light bulb was the most successful invention.
Ответ:
Лампочка была самым успешным изобретением.
В тексте не сказано, какое изобретение было самым успешным, но говорится, что лампочка изменила мир и технологии навсегда.
Ответ: Not Stated (NS)
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- 2. Чтение (максимальный балл 9) Прочитайте текст и определите - True (T), False F (F) or Not Stated (NS), соответствующую правильному варианту ответа. Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, the USA. He was the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison. When he was young, he went to school only for a few months. His teachers disliked him because the boy always asked a lot of questions. So he was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother. But Thomas was always a very curious child and taught himself much by reading scientific and technical books. Thomas Edison began working at an early age. At 12 he sold fruit, snacks and newspapers on a train. Later he became a telegraph operator. But he was fired from his job because he became bored and started playing jokes on his boss. So Edison decided to change his profession and he became one of the most talented inventors the world knows. Edison's first invention was not successful, but he didn't give up. He moved to New York and made many telegraphic improvements. This brought him money. During this time he married Mary Stilwell and they had three children. They soon left New York and went to New Jersey where Edison built his most famous laboratory "Mento Park". He hired eighty workers who were chemists and mathematicians, to help him with inventions at his "invention factory". The first great invention was the phonograph. It was the first machine that could record someone's voice. Edison recited the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and the phonograph played the words to him. The phonograph was a sensation and brought Edison international fame. Edison's next invention changed the world and technology forever. It was the light bulb (лампочка) Soon many electricity at home. It was just a miracle! Everyone thought that Thomas was a wizard and called him "Wizard of Menlo Park". Afterwards Edison also worked on X-rays, batteries, and the first talking doll. Another of his greatest ideas was "movies" and the first camera. Edison first demonstrated movies in 1891. The whole world again called him a genius. But he knew that having a good idea was not enough. Edison liked to say that without hard work you could not create anything. 1. Thomas Edison was born to a big family.
- 2. Thomas's teachers could not answer all his questions.
- 3. Thomas Edison was educated by his father.
- 4. Thomas Edison's first job was a telegrapher.
- 5. Thomas Edison worked with helpers in his lab.
- 6. The children played with the phonograph.
- 8. Thomas Edison invented lots of things.
