II. Запишите номер абзаца, в котором вы найдете ответ на вопрос.

What helped Edison shape his life?

III. Расположите данные пункты плана в последовательности, соответствующей содержанию текста.

1. Thomas Alva Edison belongs to the world’s great contributors to industrial development.

2. The need to earn money did not prevent him from self-educating.

3. Reading and inquisitive mind helped Edison to educate himself.

4. Still in his twenties Edison earned enough money to form his own “factory of invention”.

5. One of the books became his handbook for making experiments.

VI. Есть ли в тексте ответы на вопросы? Запишите “да” или “нет”.

1. Why did Edison go to school for only three months?

2. Who is the author of the book that taught him to experiment?

3. Where did Edison make experiments when he worked as a sales boy on a train?

4. What invention did he earn $40,000 for?

5. How did the American government appreciate Edison’s contribution to the progress of mankind?

V. Переведите письменно 2, 3 и 4 абзацы.