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greeted each other on the phone with Are you there? They were not sure the new thing could really carry voices. But Tomas Edison never wasted time. The first time he picked up the phone, he did not ask if anyone was in. He was sure someone was there, and he simply said Hello! From then on, the word hello bee widely used in American. 1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. The word hello is seldom used in the English Language. B. At first people greeted each other on the phone with Hi! C. Thomas Edison is an American inventor. D. Thomas Edison was the first person to use hello in the early 18th century. 2. This passage tells us ________. A. a story of Thomas Edison B. the history of telephone C. it is polite to say Hello! D. how Hello! became widely used 3. Edison said Hello! because ________. A. he was sure he was speaking to the person B. he believed someone was listening to him C. he wanted to save time and didn39。 II. 在下列各句的空白處填上一個最適當的詞 ,使句意完整。 (20分 ) Mr Green, a man of fiftytwo, was a gardener (花匠 ). He39。d like to be first to speak. I like beautiful natural scenery, so I visited Lu Shan.