七选五 ( 共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分 ) Have you ever had a wonderful idea and thought it would make a great invention, but didn’t know what to do next? 16 They will help you make your dreams come true and become a famous inventor. The first thing that you should do is do some research on the Internet to see if anyone else has invented it. If not, you should search through the US Patent ( 专利 ) information to see if a patent was ever created for your type of invention. 17 The easiest thing to do is working with a company that can help you to make your dreams a reality. It can help you present your ideas and get your product to the right companies. One company that is very reputable ( 声誉好的 ) is “Lambert and Lambert in Minnesota”. 18 If they think your product is marketable ( 有销路的 ), they will help you to get it to the right company. Call the company and make an appointment. You will want to bring in a model of your invention and a complete description of your ideas. 19 Then when you meet with them, you can present it and they will tell you how marketable it is. If they decide to help you, they will work to present it to different companies and help you to go to the next step. Once your invention has been sold to a large company, get ready to get the benefits of becoming the next great inventor. 20 But the benefits are worth the wait.