C Passage

C Passage1

Listen to the passage three times and complete the answers with a word or a short phrase

1. Who was Thomas Edison?
He was probably the

in American history.
2. What did his teacher complain about when he first attended school?
His teachers complained that he was “too slow” and

.
3. What was he interested in when he was young?
The young Edison was fascinated by

.
4. What did he do at the age of 10?
At the age of 10, he had already set up his first

.
5. How many times did he try to get the light bulb to work?
When he invented the light bulb, he tried over

experiments before he got it to work.