ThomasAlvaEdisonwasawardedmorepatentsoninventionsthananyotherAmerican.Whenhediedin1931,Americanswonderedhowtheycouldbestshowtheirrespectforhim.Onesuggestionwasthatthenationobservedaminuteortwooftotalblackout.Allelectricpowerwouldbeshutoffinhomes,streetsandfactories.

PerhapsthissuggestionmadeAmericansrealizefullywhatEdisonandhisinventionsmeanttothem.Electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry.Shuttingitoffforevenashorttimewouldhaveledtocompleteconfusion.Ablackoutwasoutofthequestion.

OnthedayofEdison’sfuneral,manypeoplesilentlydimmedtheirlights.Inthiswaytheyhonoredthemanwhohaddonemorethananyoneelsetoputthegreatforceofelectricityathiscountrymen’sfingertips.

1).PeopledecidedtohonorEdisonwhen

A.hemadethefirstelectriclight.

B.electricpowerwas100yearsold

C.thecountryrealizedelectricity’simportance

D.hediedin1931

2).Thesuggestionwasto

A.turnoffthelightsinfactoriesandschools

B.observeafewminutesoftotalsilence

C.dimallelectriclights

D.shutoffallelectricityforashorttime

3).AmericansfullyrealizedwhatEdison’sinventionsmeantwhenthey

A.heardofhisdeath

B.heardoftheplantohonorhim

C.firstusedelectricpower

D.tiredtocarryouttheplan

4).Theplanwasnevercarriedoutbecause

A.noteveryonewantedtohonorEdison

B.itwastoodifficult

C.electricpowerwastooimportanttothecountry

D.inhonoredonlyoneofEdison’sinventions

5).Whichofthefollowingstatementisincorrect?

A.ThomasAlvaEdisonwasawardedmorepatentsoninventionsthananyotherAmerican.

B.OnthedayofEdison’sfuneral,manypeoplesilentlydimmedtheirlights.

C.ThispassagetalksabouttheprocessofEdison’sinventionofelectricity

D.OnthedayofEdison’sfuneral,manypeoplesilentlyopenedtheirlights.