阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号 (A、B、C、D、E…) 填写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

A. countries B. invented C. began D. one E. after F. as G. carry
H. speak I. only J. few K. first L. held M. heard N. listen

The word "Hello" maybe used more often than any other word in the English language. Everyone in the USA and other   小题1:  uses this word again and again every day..
The American inventor Thomas Edison is believed to be the   小题2:  person to use "Hello" on the telephone soon   小题3:  the world's first telephone was   小题4:  .
At first people   小题5:   their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure if a telephone could really   小题6:  voices.
Edison was a man of 小题7:  words. He wanted to save time. The first time he picked up the phone, he was very busy. He trusted the telephone   小题8:  he invented it himself. He was sure someone was there and   小题9:  said "Hello".
From then on, "Hello" is often  小题10:  when you pick up the telephone.

答案

小题1:A

小题2:K

小题3:E

小题4:B

小题5:C

小题6:G

小题7:J

小题8:F

小题9:I

小题10:M

题目分析：本文介绍了“hello”一词在电话通话中的由来。

小题1:A 前面有the USA所以后面就用other countries 其他国家。

小题2:K 人们认为爱迪生是第一个在电话中用“hello”这个词的人。

小题3:E 在第一部电话被发明之后，所以才能打电话时用“hello”。

小题4:B 第一部电话被发明“invented”。

小题5:C 人们刚开始打电话时，总是会先说“Are you there?”

小题6:G 人们不敢确定电话真的能传声“carry voices”。

小题7:J 后文说他要节省时间，所以可知爱迪生是个少言寡语的人，说话少，所以用few。

小题8:F 他相信电话能传声，因为电话是他自己发明出来的，所以用as表原因。

小题9:I 开始打电话时爱迪生就只是（only）说了hello一个词代替了Are you there？三个词。

小题10:M 从那以后，接电话时就经常听到对方说hello这个词了。