ThomasAlvaEdisonwasawardedmorepatentsoninventionsthananyotherAmerican.Whenhediedin1931,Americanswonderedhowtheycouldbestshowtheirrespectforhim.Onesuggestionwasthatthenationobservedaminuteortwooftotalblackout.All

　　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.