— He used to be. But now he plays for Guangdong Southern Tigers in CBA.

—No, he      silent all the time.

— No. It     in China until the beginning of the 20th century.

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    James Dyson is a famous British inventor. One of his well­known inventions is the bagless vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器).He 1 it in 1978. Today Dyson still2that day. “...I was the only man in the world with a bagless vacuum cleaner！” he said.

    Dyson, 65, wasn't a(n) 3at first.When he studied art at the Royal College of Art in London, he began to show an interest in design. There he invented his first product, the Sea Truck. It was a boat for4anything between islands.

    Then he started his first company to make and sell5invention. The Ballbarrow is a kind of vehicle (交通工具).But later Dyson left his6He didn't agree with his partners.

    After that Dyson began to improve on the vacuum cleaner. In 1985, Dyson took his product to Japan and7the Japanese to sell it. However, he didn't make much money. Several years later Dyson decided to8and sell the machine himself. By 2005, Dyson controlled both the European and American 9.

    Along the way, Dyson discovered the secret of10 “People will buy products if they're better”.