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     uses this word again and again every day..
The American inventor Thomas Edison is believed to be the     person to use "Hello" on the telephone soon     the world's first telephone was     .
At first people      their words on the telephone with "Are you there?" They were not sure if a telephone could really     voices.
Edison was a man of    words. He wanted to save time. The first time he picked up the phone, he was very busy. He trusted the telephone     he invented it himself. He was sure someone was there and     said "Hello".
From then on, "Hello" is often    when you pick up the telephone.