单选题 As did his ______ Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, and Henry Ford, Thomas Edison profoundly transformed the Western World.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是：contemporaries同时代的人；part-owners共有人；companions伙伴；accomplices同谋，帮凶。句意是，和他的同时代人弗洛伊德、爱因斯坦、福特一样，爱迪生也深刻地改变了西方世界。所以正确答案是A选项。