THE WRITER DOESN’T HAVE TO THINK OF WHAT TO WEAR EVERY DAY

4. The writer doesn’t have to think of what to wear every day.

B. Read the passage. Then answer the questions. (1m)

Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher

considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the

lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and

industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented

the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.

Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory

and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an

operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and

often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99

percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.