Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17， 1706 in Boston．When he was 12， he began working at his brother's print shop， where he learned a lot about writing and printing．He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant．At the age of 17， he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia．

He also took an active role in the community．In 1736，he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year．

He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain．He also made many more trips to France and Britain．

He returned to America in 1787， where he served as a delegate （代表） to the Constitutional Convention．He played a strong role here as an elder statesman， who shared his world view （ 观点）．He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution．Unfortunately， he died in 1790 at the age of 84， only three years after the Constitution was put into place．He was also famous ﹣ sill is， 200 some years after his death．

In his life， he did as he said，"Honesty and diligence （勤勉） should be your eternal partner"．

（1）Where was Benjamin Franklin born？

　　

（2）What did he learn at his brother's print shop？

　　

（3）How old was he as a postmaster？

　　

（4）How did he feel when the United States became independent？

　　

（5）What can we learn from his word？