自17世紀(jì)以來，現(xiàn)代英語在英國和美國的廣泛影響下在世界各地傳播。那么關(guān)于九年級下冊英語怎么學(xué)習(xí)呢?以下是小編準(zhǔn)備的一些九年級下冊英語第九單元單詞及知識點，僅供參考。

九年級下冊英語第九單元單詞

Lyrics /liriks/ n. (pl.) 歌詞

Australian /?streili?n/ a. 澳大利亞/人的

n. 澳大利亞人

electronic /ilektr?nik/ a. 電子(設(shè)備)的

suppose /s?p?uz/ v. 推斷;料想

smooth /smu:?/ / adj. 平滑的;悅耳的

spare /spe? / adj. 空閑的;不用的

case /keIs/ n. 情況;實情

in that case 既然那樣;假使那樣的話

war /w?:(r)/ n. 戰(zhàn)爭;戰(zhàn)爭狀態(tài)

director /direkt?/ n. 導(dǎo)演;部門負(fù)責(zé)人

dialogue /dai?l?g / n. (=dialog) 對話;對白

documentary /d?kjumentri/n. 紀(jì)錄片

drama /dra:m?/ n. 戲;劇

plenty /plenti/ pron. 大量;眾多

plenty of 大量;充足

shut /??t/ v. (shut, shut) 關(guān)閉;關(guān)上 superhero /su:p?(r)hi?r?u/ n. 超級英雄

horror /h?r?/ n. 震驚;恐懼

thriller /θril@(r)/ n. 驚險電影(小說、戲劇)

intelligent /intelId??nt/ a. 有才智的;聰明的

sense /sens/ v. 感覺到;意識到n. 感覺;意識

pain /pein/ n. 痛苦;苦惱

reflect /riflekt/ v. 反映;映出

perform /p? (r)f?:(r)m/ v. 表演;執(zhí)行

amazing /?meizi?/ a. 令人驚奇/喜的

pity /piti/ n. 遺憾;憐憫

total /t?utl/ n. 總數(shù);合計a. 總的;全體的

in total 總共;合計

master /ma:st? / n. 能手;主人 v. 掌握

praise /preiz/ v. & n. 表揚;贊揚

national /n??nl/ adj. 國家的;民族的

recall /rik?:l/ v. 回憶起;回想起

wound /wu:nd/ n. 傷;傷口;創(chuàng)傷

World War II 二戰(zhàn)

Titanic /tait?nik/ 《泰坦尼克號》(電影名)

Carmen /ka:(r)men/ 卡門(女名)

Dan /d?n/ Dervish /d?:(r)vi?/ 丹 ? 德維什

九年級下冊英語第九單元知識點

【重點短語】

1. expect to do sth. 期望做某事

expect sb. to do sth 期望某人做某事

2. catch up with 追上，趕上

3. different kinds of music 各種不同的音樂

4. quiet and gentle songs 輕柔的歌曲

5. take…to… 帶……到……

6. remind…of… 使某人想起或意識到……

7. her own songs 她自己的歌曲

8. be important to 對……重要

9. Yellow River 黃河

10. Hong Tao’s latest movie 洪濤最近的電影

11. over the years 多年來

12. be sure to do sth. 務(wù)必/一定做某事

13. one of the best known Chinese photographers 世界上最有名的中國攝影家之一

14. on display 展覽，展出

15. come and go 來來往往

16. can’t stand 不能忍受

【重點句型】

1. I love singers who write their own music. 我喜歡自己創(chuàng)作曲子的歌手。

2. We prefer music that has great lyrics. 我們更喜歡歌詞很棒的音樂。

3. What do you dislike about this CD. 你不喜歡這張CD的什么?

4. What does it remind you of?它使你想起了什么?

5. The music reminds me of Brazilian dance music. 這首曲子使我想起了巴西舞曲。

6. It does have a few good features, though. 然而，它的確也有一些好的方面。

7. She really has something for everyone. 每個人的確都能從她的作品中領(lǐng)悟到一些東西。

8. Whatever you do, don’t miss this exhibition. 無論怎樣，你都不能錯過這個展覽會。

9. As the name suggests, the band has a lot of energy. 正如樂隊名字所暗示的那樣， 這支樂隊很有活力。

10. Some people say they are boring, but others say they are great. 有些人說他們很無聊，但也有人說，他們是偉大的。

11. I f I were you, I’d eat nuts instead. 如果我是你，我會改吃堅果。

【考點詳解】

1. prefer v. 更喜歡，寧愿

prefer sth. 更喜歡某事 I prefer English. 我更喜歡英語。

prefer to do. 寧愿做某事 I prefer to sit. 我寧愿坐著。

prefer sth to sth. 同…...相比更喜歡…... I prefer dogs to cats. 與貓相比我更喜歡狗。

prefer doing to doing. 寧愿做某事而不愿做某事 I prefer walking to sitting. 我寧愿走路也不愿坐著。

2. along with 伴隨… , 同… 一道

I will go along with you. 我同你一道去。

3. dance to sth. 隨著…...跳舞(用的介詞是to，這一點要注意)

She likes dancing to the music. 她喜歡隨著音樂而跳舞。

4. music n. 音樂

musician n. 音樂家

5. unfortunately adv.不幸運地

fortunately adv.幸運地(如果你把這個詞記住了，那考試的時候你就是幸運的~)

6. fun n. 有趣 funny adj. 有趣的，滑稽的

7. be sure to do 一定做某事，肯定做某事

It is sure to snow. 肯定要下雪

8. known adj. 有名的，著名的(記住意思)

9. on display 展覽(常見短語)

10. energy n.活力 energetic adj.有活力的

11. most of… ……的大多數(shù)

12. keep healthy 保持健康

13. get together 聚在一起

14. discuss v.討論 discussion n.討論

15. be bad for sth. 對…有壞處

16. take care of = look after 照顧

She often takes care of/looks after her son.

17. stay away from 遠離……

Stay away from me. I have a cold. 請遠離我，我得了感冒

18. to be honest 老實說

To be honest I really like flowers. 老實說我真的很喜歡花。

19. dislike 不喜歡 反義詞：like 喜歡

20. fisherman 漁夫 它的復(fù)數(shù)形式是fishermen

21. photography n. 攝影;photograph n. 照片 相片;photographer n. 攝影師

22. be in agreement 意見一致，常與介詞on/about連

They are in agreement on that question. 他們對那個問題意見一致。

23. even if 甚至

24. mainly adv. 主要地 首要地

九年級下學(xué)期英語教學(xué)計劃

一、指導(dǎo)思想

目前初三的英語教學(xué)中，因種種因素，造就了相當(dāng)一部分英語學(xué)習(xí)比較困難，并伴有的差生。因此對這部分學(xué)生加強心理指導(dǎo)，培養(yǎng)培養(yǎng)的心理素質(zhì)，幫助他們盡快走出困境，成為學(xué)習(xí)的主人，就顯得十分必要。學(xué)科教學(xué)是學(xué)校教育的主渠道、主陣地，學(xué)科學(xué)習(xí)是學(xué)生的主導(dǎo)活動，學(xué)生大量的心理困惑都產(chǎn)生于學(xué)習(xí)過程中，各種人格品質(zhì)也在學(xué)科的學(xué)習(xí)中得到發(fā)展。英語作為語言學(xué)科，在教學(xué)中加強德育及心理方面滲透工作，堅持以人為本，堅持教育創(chuàng)新，堅持______，堅持內(nèi)涵發(fā)展，以行為習(xí)慣養(yǎng)成教育為重點，以加強細節(jié)教育。

二、工作要點

對于向?qū)W生進行思想教育、品德教育、科學(xué)文化教育和心理素質(zhì)教育，在本學(xué)期的教學(xué)中加強德育工作如下：

(一)有敬業(yè)精神，熱愛學(xué)生。

要用自己的愛來喚起和培養(yǎng)學(xué)生對學(xué)習(xí)的愛，從而引伸到對生活的愛。其實，英語課堂教學(xué)不只是語言知識的學(xué)習(xí)和操練，而是一種溫馨的情感交流、智慧潛能的開發(fā)，社會__交際能力的早期培養(yǎng)，是師生共同創(chuàng)造精神生活的活動。因此教師在教學(xué)中，要尊重學(xué)生的人格，建立平等、互相尊重的和諧師生關(guān)系，使學(xué)生在寬松、融洽、愉快的氛圍中進行學(xué)習(xí)的同時，品德得到培養(yǎng)，性格得到完善。

(二)創(chuàng)新教育讓學(xué)困生自主學(xué)習(xí)

傳統(tǒng)的英語教學(xué)模式中，學(xué)生自使自終是被動者，即使是一些很有天賦的好學(xué)生。久而久之，也缺乏了創(chuàng)造力。不少學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)參與意識差，不愿主動思考和提出問題，更不主動解決問題。依賴于教師現(xiàn)成的說教答案，因此，教師必須更新教學(xué)觀念，樹立心的學(xué)生觀和教學(xué)觀。我認(rèn)為，新的學(xué)生觀最本質(zhì)的內(nèi)容就是在教學(xué)中真正能夠樹立合作教學(xué)的觀念新的學(xué)生觀念作根本的出發(fā)點就是尊重學(xué)生，在英語教學(xué)匯總充分發(fā)揮每個學(xué)生的主體作用，使他們真正成為學(xué)習(xí)的主人。

(三)滲透情感與學(xué)生建立良好的師生關(guān)系

情感具有遷移作用。親其師，則信其道。學(xué)生對老師的情感能改善學(xué)生對所學(xué)學(xué)科的傾向性。只要師生建立起相互信賴的感情，學(xué)生對老師所提出的要求就容易接受。我們的教學(xué)活動能就比較順利地開展。學(xué)困生并非自然固有。學(xué)困生渴求得到尊重與關(guān)心，信任與理解。教師只有用真誠的愛才能使他們感到溫暖，消除自卑，樹立信心，才能使他們自尊、自愛、奮發(fā)進取。我認(rèn)為，對于學(xué)困生，只要我們真誠地給予關(guān)心和幫助，他們也會以愛和敬意來回報我們。他們是不會讓老師失望的。

(四)賞識教育讓學(xué)困生樹立自信心

自尊心是一個人對自身的評價，對自身存在的價值和態(tài)度的體現(xiàn)。任何學(xué)生都有自尊心和榮譽感，每當(dāng)自己在學(xué)習(xí)上取得點滴成績時，總希望得到老師的表揚，學(xué)困生更是如此。差生由于羞怯心理，往往在課堂上不敢開口，因此，我對學(xué)困生從不大聲呵斥，而是具體深入地分析他們之所以差的原因，然后對癥下藥，循循善誘，在加強輔導(dǎo)的同時，根據(jù)學(xué)生的發(fā)展情況進行有彈性的鼓勵。實踐證明：利用語言表揚、神情暗示、肢體示意等多種方法，給予學(xué)困生以最大的鼓勵是行之有效的，能使他們對自己充滿自信，樹立學(xué)好英語的信心。

九年級英語復(fù)習(xí)計劃

一、指導(dǎo)思想：

__年中考在即，我將本著以《英語課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)》為依據(jù)，以考綱為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，以教材，指導(dǎo)叢書，復(fù)習(xí)指導(dǎo)為具體內(nèi)容，根據(jù)國家提出的素質(zhì)教育的要求，結(jié)合我校實際情況，我們備課組經(jīng)過討論，制訂了周密的復(fù)習(xí)計劃，并組內(nèi)自己出《中考復(fù)習(xí)課時計劃》，領(lǐng)學(xué)生進行全面復(fù)習(xí)，穩(wěn)打穩(wěn)扎，爭取在短短的三個月內(nèi)提高學(xué)生的聽、說、讀、寫能力，發(fā)展學(xué)生的綜合語言運用能力;面向全體學(xué)生，為學(xué)生全面發(fā)展奠定基礎(chǔ)，為今后的進一步學(xué)習(xí)作好充分準(zhǔn)備。

二、復(fù)習(xí)策略

1、系統(tǒng)歸納，分清脈絡(luò)。依綱扣本，注重雙基，夯實基礎(chǔ)(詞匯，語法，句型)，幫助學(xué)生學(xué)會復(fù)習(xí)，學(xué)會考試。

2、以學(xué)生為主體，堅持講練結(jié)合的教學(xué)模式。并注重感情投資，利用學(xué)生的心理優(yōu)勢，多關(guān)注，多表揚，樹立學(xué)生的自信心。

3、針對性復(fù)習(xí)。向優(yōu)、良、中、差各層次學(xué)生搜集、積累他們平時在各方面出現(xiàn)的錯誤，對癥下藥，逐題突破。要求學(xué)生熟練地掌握中考中的每一種題型的命題意圖。對聽力部分、單項選擇、完形填空、閱讀理解、書面表達等各種題型進行強化訓(xùn)練。

三、情況分析

人教版英語共有五本書，七年級上下冊和八年級上冊比較簡單，主要是詞匯量的積累，簡單的口語表達，八年級下冊，九年級著重是語法，閱讀。指導(dǎo)叢書中要求，在語言知識方面，學(xué)生學(xué)會使用四會單詞和習(xí)慣用語或固定搭配;在聽力技能方面，能聽懂有關(guān)日常生活中的`熟悉的話題;在閱讀技能方面，能閱讀各種體裁和題材的簡短的書面材料;在寫作技能方面，能使用所學(xué)語言基礎(chǔ)知識，以語篇為單位，清楚，連貫地進行控制性和開放性寫作;在口語技能方面，能使用所學(xué)的語音，語法和詞匯等基礎(chǔ)知識，以口頭的形式清楚，流利地表達自己的意思。根據(jù)考試的內(nèi)容和考試的難易度比例，合理安排復(fù)習(xí)時間和復(fù)習(xí)方法很有必要。

四、時間安排：

整個復(fù)習(xí)分三個階段：

第一輪：時間：2.28———4.29內(nèi)容：單元復(fù)習(xí)。

第二輪：時間：5.2———5.27內(nèi)容：專項復(fù)習(xí)(聽力，語法，詞語運用，完型填空，閱讀理解，情景對話，書面表達。)

第三輪：時間：5.30———6.21內(nèi)容：模擬考試

五、資料

1、《中考課時計劃》

2、《天利38套歷年真題》

3、初三全體英語教師集體編排的《中考課時計劃》

六、復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容與要求

從近三年的中考試題來看，年年有變化，但不是很大，總之，其試題容量大，覆蓋面廣，要求越來越高，越來越靈活，不僅加強了對英語基礎(chǔ)知識的考查，更突出了對運用知識的能力的考查。我采用“三輪復(fù)習(xí)法”要求先全面學(xué)習(xí)，后進行重點復(fù)習(xí)和適應(yīng)性考試復(fù)習(xí)，做到著眼全面，突出重點，點面結(jié)合，把全面復(fù)習(xí)和重點復(fù)習(xí)有機的結(jié)合起來，這樣既系統(tǒng)全面又有所側(cè)重，能使學(xué)生較好地掌握所學(xué)知識，考出優(yōu)異的成績。

九年級下冊英語第九單元

一、單項選擇(本題共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

( )1. ________ TV drama My Sunshine(何以笙簫默)tells a love story between a lawyer and ________ attractive girl called Mosen.

A. A; an B. The; the C. A; the D. The; an

( )2. —What did you do yesterday?

—My brother took two friends of ____to play chess with us. But I don’t know ___of them.

A. his; all B. him; both C. him; either D. his; either

( )3. We all want to try something new, but finding the _________ to start is always the hardest part.

A. success B. pride C. courage D. progress

( )4. —Alex, did you find our old school last week?

—Yes, but with much difficulty, for it has ________ changed over these years.

A. really B. never C. completely D. hardly

( )5. Mobile phones ________ be brought into the classrooms at exam time.

A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. don’t have to D. mustn’t

( )6. —Tommy, _________ do you play the piano?

—When my mom is at home, I have to every day, but she’s away this week!

A. how about B. how long C. how much D. how often

( )7. Gong Zijie won the International Photography Contest for Kids. His photo is silent _______ powerful, it shows the shadow(影子) of a weed(野草) on the Forbidden City’s red walls.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

( )8. —What do you think of the match? —Wonderful! The Chinese team has never played __________.

A. better B. best C .worse D. worst

( )9. — Do you know that Yao Beina, a Chinese pop singer, _______ on 16 January?

— Yes. We are sorry to hear that she died of cancer.

A. ran away B. took away C. passed away D. put away

( )10. Our monitor is suitable for this position because she is creative enough to

good ideas.

A. look forward to B. get along with C. come up with D. take notice of

( )11. —Mom, my classmates are playing outside. Can I join them?

—Not until your homework .

A. finishes B. is finished C. finished D. was finished

( )12. The old man asked the girl to take another seat ______ he could sit next to his wife.

A. as a result B. so that C. if D. because

( )13. —Uncle Lee seems quite familiar with the small town, Sandy.

—Right! He_______ here as a postman for ten years in the 1980s.

A. has worked B. was working C. worked D. are working

( )14. — I’m a teenager’s mother. Sometimes I don’t know _______ — Maybe he suffers from stress.

A. what does my son want to get B. what my son needs most

C. why is my son often angry D. why my son gets angry very oft en

( )15. — One minute, please. I have another call coming through. — ________. I’m not in a hurry.

A. Do as you like. B. Leave me alone. C. Take your time. D. Enjoy yourself.

二、完型填空(本題共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

Once a little boy almost thought of himself as the most unlucky child in the world because a serious disease made his leg lame (瘸腿). He ___16___ played with his classmates.When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always kept his head ___17___without a word.

One ___18___, the boy’s father asked for some saplings (樹苗) from the neighbor. He told the ___19___to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ___20___.” When the boy saw his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however，he had a strange idea：he hoped that the tree he planted would ___21___soon. So, after watering it once or twice，he would never ___22___it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___23___ to find that it didn’t fade (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. Compared with the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener.His father kept his ___24___, bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree his son planted, he was ___25___that his son would become an excellent botanist when he grew up.

Since then，the little boy slowly became optimistic (樂觀的) . One night, he lay on the bed but couldn’t fall asleep. Then he ___26___ and came to the yard. To his surprise, his ___27___ was splashing something onto his tree. ___28___, he understood: his father had been ___29___ fertilizing (施肥) his small tree! He returned to his room, tears running down his cheeks. Later, the little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he became President of the United States.His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

___30___is the best nourishment (營養(yǎng)) of life. Even if it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive.

( )16. A. often B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

( )17. A. down B. up C. straight D. high

( )18. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

( )19. A. neighbors B. friends C. children D. boys

( )20. A. book B. house C. toy D. gift

( )21. A. die B. grow C. break D. survive

( )22. A. look at B. look for C. look after D. look into

( )23. A. happy B. exited C. surprised D. sad

( )24. A. promise B. secret C. mind D. head

( )25. A. satisfied B. happy C. surprised D. sure

( )26. A. stood up B. got up C. put up D. came up

( )27. A. brother B. sister C. neighbor D. father

( )28. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Sadly D. mainly

( )29. A. slowly B. secretly C. quietly D. happily

( )30. A. Love B. Gift C. Toy D. Luck

三、閱讀理解(本題共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

A

Autumn and winter are cold and flu(流感) seasons. Will the old advice about dressing warmly help prevent a cold, or if you get sick, should you follow the old saying, "feed a cold and starve(挨餓)a fever"? And what about that fever? Should you take medicine to reduce your temperature, or is it better to let the body treat the fever itself? Everyone seems to have an answer. But is popular wisdom valuable?

Doctor Nelson knows a lot about cold and flu seasons. Nelson says research may be just starting to provide proofs (證明) for long-held beliefs. For example, scientists for years were against the idea that getting cold and wet might cause colds or flu. But recent studies have shown that cold temperatures cause stress on the body, and th at stress can create something more likely to lead to viruses. So maybe it is really important to wear warmly before going outside.

And what about feeding a cold and s tarving a fever? Nelson says if you have a cold and are hungry, you should eat. But a fever, especially a high one, suggests a more serious problem. He says people are usually not hungry when they have a high fever. Eating might even make a person sick. But drinking enough water is important. A fever easily makes the body lose water.

Finally, when should you treat a fever? Nelson says a fever should be treated if it stays at 40℃ or above for a day or more. A high temperature can damage(破壞) brain cells(細胞).The doctor also believes in treating a fever if it prevents a person from sleeping.

Medicine like aspirin, for example, can be used to reduce pain and fever. But aspirin should not be given to children because it can cause serious problems.

( ) 38. We can learn from the passage that Doctor Nelson_______.

A. doesn't believe in the old advice about preventing colds

B. is now trying his best to provide proofs for long-held beliefs

C. thinks a fever needn't be treated even if it prevents someone from sleeping

D. thinks you needn't go to a doctor immediately if you have a temperature of 40℃

( ) 39. According to Doctor Nelson, if someone catches a fever, he should_______.

A. take a bath in cold water B. drink enough water[

C. try to eat something D. take some exercise outside

( ) 40. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Why people should eat when having a cold. B. When people should treat a fever.

C. What the medicine, aspirin, is used for. W D. Whether the old advice about preventing a cold is valuable.

( )41. The passage suggests that_______.

A. aspirin can damage brain cells if an adult takes too much of it

B. the idea that getting cold can cause flu was proved true years ago

C. it is easier for people to catch colds when their bodies are stressed

D. some old advice about preventing colds isn't important

D

LONDON—Scientists have found an unusual way to prevent our planet from overheating: move it to a cooler spot. All you have to do is to send a few comets (彗星) in the direction of Earth, and its orbit (軌道) will be changed. Our world will then be sent moving into a safer older part of the solar system.

This idea for improving our climate comes from a group of US NASA engineers and American astronomers. They say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet—hopefully doubling its working life.

The plan put forward by Dr. Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, needs carefully directing a comet or asteroid (小行星) so that it passes close by our planet and sends some of its gravitational energy to Earth.

“Earth’s orbital speed would increase as a result and we would move to a higher orbit away from the sun,” Laughlin said.

Engineers would then direct their comet so that it passed close to Jupiter (木星) or Saturn(土星). The comet would pick up energy from one of these giant planets. Later its orbit would bring it back to Earth, and the process would be repeated.

In the short term, the plan provides an ideal way to worldwide warming, although the team was actually worried about a much greater danger. The sun is certain to heat up in about a billion years and so “seriously compromise” our biosphere (生物圈)—by cooking us. That’s why the group decided to try to save Earth.

The plan has one or two worrying sides, however. For a start, space engineers would have to be very careful about how they directed their asteroid or comet towards Earth. The smallest miscalculation (誤算) in orbit could fire it straight at Earth—with deadly results.

There is also the question of the moon. As the present issue of Scientific American magazine points out, if Earth was pushed out of its present location, it is “most likely the moon would be stripped (剝離) away from Earth,” it states. This would greatly change our planet’s climate.

( ) 42.What makes the scientists plan to move Earth?

A. A few comets are moving to the direction of Earth. B. Earth’s working life is coming to an end soon.

C. Earth will become too hot for mankind to keep alive. D. The moon is moving farther and farther away from Earth.

( ) 43. If the plan is successful, Earth will have a working life of ________ years.

A. 12 billion B. 6 billion C. 18 billion D. 24 billion

( ) 44.What serious problems might the plan cause according to the passage?

A. The comet might hit Earth and man might lose the moon.

B. Earth might be moved too far away and man might die because of the coldness.

C. The comet might hit Jupiter or Saturn and never return to Earth.

D. Earth’s working life might be greatly shortened.

( ) 45.What does the underlined word “compromise” mean?

A. provide B. benefit (受益) C. share D. endanger

第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題 共60分)

四、詞匯(本題共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

46. Marbury is Beijing’s basketball hero again! His rich experience is a great (優(yōu)勢) over the others in his team.

47. The singers ________ (成功地) mixed Chinese traditional music and modern Western music.

48. It’s hard to _________(form a picture in one’s mind)what our modern life will be like if there’s too much pollution.

49. Beijing is an ________ (old) city of culture which attracts many foreign visitors

50. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest ___ in the world, he made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living.