Earle Dickson worked for a company manufacturing gauze and tape called Johnson &

Johnson. We will never know the reason, but it is a fact that his wife, Josephine Dickson, always had some minor accidents. During the first week of their marriage, she hurt herself twice with the kitchen knife. After that, it just went from bad to worse. It seemed that Josephine was always cutting herself. One day Earle Dickson had an idea. He sat down with some tape and gauze and a pair of scissors. Then he cut the tape into strips. In the middle of each strip he stuck a little square of gauze. From then on, whenever Josephine had an accident, ready-made bandages were on hand for her to use quickly and without a lot of fuss. At Johnson & Johnson, people heard about these new bandages which could be put on in thirty seconds. Soon the company started to try these bandages on the market. Slowly they were accepted by the public. Four years later, in 1924, the company installed machines for mass producing the new product, with the trade name BAND-AID.

1. When did Mrs. Dickson often cut herself()

A. When she did gardening.

B. When she did cooking.

C. When she did shopping.

2. Why did Mr. Dickson decide to make the bandages by himself()

A. Because he was interested in studying them.

B. Because the company asked him to do it.

C. Because his wife was often in a mass when she cut herself.

3. What does the word “ready-made” mean for()

A. It means something you need to prepare.

B. It means something you have to make by yourself.

C. It means something you can use at once.

4. What is the main reason for company’s mass production on the bandages Mr. Dickson invented()

A. The bandages are cheap for workers.

B. The bandages are necessary for women.

C. The bandages are welcomed by people.

5. What is the best title for this passage()

A. The Invention of BAND-AID

B. The Instruction to BAND-AID

C. The Products of BAND-AID