Question

Motor cars were first made in England just before 1900. The parts for the bodies and engines (发动机) were made by _______， and the cars were built from these, one at a time. It _______ a long time and the cars _______ a lot of money. Some of these old cars are _______ running and take part in a race _______ London to Brighton every year.

Later the car makers had to find a quicker and _______ way of making cars so that people _______ buy them. Instead of _______ all the parts at their own factory, some car makers _______ other factories to do this. Then parts were ________ fitted(组装) together by the car makers.

________ American whose name was Henry Ford found a quick way of making cars. He had a ________ of men who fitted together each part of a car. Other men brought the parts to them. After one car was fitted, the men moved ________ to another car. When the cars were finished, they were driven away and another line of cars was started.

Today the cars are ________ away by a moving track(输送带). Modern car?making factories are ________ large that each one is really a lot of factories close together. Thousands of men and women work in each factory and make many different parts of cars.

1.A. arm B. hand C. machine D. nature

2.A. spent B. kept C. took D. gave

3.A. spent B. paid C. used D. cost

4.A. even B. still C. also D. only

5.A. of B. in C. from D. still

6.A. expensive B. cheaper C. stranger D. important

7.A. could B. must C. should D. had to

8.A. buying B. selling C. mending D. making

9.A. had B. ordered C. asked D. helped

10.A. not B. always C. only D. hardly

11.A. An B. A C. The D. /

12.A. group B. little C. few D. lots

13.A. away B. off C. out D. on

14.A. carried B. brought C. driven D. made

15.A. too B. such C. so D. just

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