题目内容：

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, 1.was worth a few million dollars, to a fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort 2.(go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, 3. invented the phonograph(留声机). What 4. attitude!

Below are more examples of successful people 5. had failed before succeeding.

Thomas Edison failed 6.(approximate) 10,000 times while he worked on the light bulb. Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca 7. the age of 54. Young Beethoven 8.(tell) that he had no talent for music, 9. he gave some of the best music to the world.

Setbacks(挫折) are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find the courage and faith 10.(overcome) the setback.