Thomas Edison was a great inventor. He is also a businessman. His father is a political activist, his mother is a teacher and a major influence in Thomas’ early life. He invented many things still in use today. Edison was born in 1847. He was born in Milan, Ohio. He died in1931. Edison built a workshop in Menlo Park New Jersey. This was where he made many of his inventions. He is best known for Phonographs and bulbs. Edison invented a long -lasting light bulb in 1879. It took him a long time. It was difficult to make the lightbulb work. That was one of his greatest inventions. Edison also invented the phonograph. Phonographs play records. Records are discs. They can hold sound. Before cassette tapes and compact discs, records were how people listened to music at home. Edison also helped make movie cameras better. He was known as the "The Wizard of Menlo Park." Edison worked very hard. 27. His jobs aren’t businessman and inventor. ______ 28. He invented light bulb in 1879. ______ 29. His mother affected him a lot in his early life. ______ 30. Thomas Edison died at the age of eighty-six. ______ * Read passage again and choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) (0.5pt) 31. The phrase “best known for” means ______. A. most famous for B. interested in C. worried about D. excited about 32. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Thomas’ parents B. Thomas’ life C. Thomas’ family D. Thomas’ invention