Задание:
Practice 1 Complete the text with the following verbs: take,spend,grow,cut,leave,have,fall,become,sell,give,begin,build,find. Use the verbs in PastSimple. Henry Ford, the son of farmer, was born in Greenfield, Michigan on July 30th, 1863. He (a) … school at 15 to work on his father’s farm, but in 1979 he moved to Detroit where he (b) … an apprentice in a machine shop. He returned to Greenfield after his father (c) … him 40 acres to start his own farm. He hated farming and returned to Detroit to work as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. He (d) … his spare time trying to build a petrol-driven motor car. In 1896 he (e) … his first car in the garden. He named the car Thin Lizzie, and it (f) … no reverse gear or brakes. Ford started two companies that ended in failure. Finally, in June 1903, he (g) … 12 people ready to invest $28,000 in a new company. He (h) … production of the Model A car. The car (i) … well, and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000. In 1909 Ford decided to manufacture only one type of car, the Model T. At first it (j) … 14 hours to assemble a Model T car. Ford reduced this to 1 hour 33 minutes. This (k) … the overall cost of each car and between 1908 and 1916 the selling price of the Model T (l) … from $1,000 to $360. In the 1920s the Ford Motor Company (m) … rapidly, and in 1925 Ford produced 60 per cent of America’s total output of cars. Henry Ford died on April 7th, 1947.
Решение:
Henry Ford, the son of farmer, was born in Greenfield, Michigan on July 30th, 1863. He (a) … left … school at 15 to work on his father’s farm, but in 1979 he moved to Detroit where he (b) … became… an apprentice in a machine shop. He returned to Greenfield after his father (c) … gave… him 40 acres to start his own farm. He hated farming and returned to Detroit to work as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. He (d) … spent… his spare time trying to build a petrol-driven motor car. In 1896 he (e) built… his first car in the garden. He named the car Thin Lizzie, and it (f) … had… no reverse gear or brakes. Ford started two companies that ended in failure. Finally, in June 1903, he (g) … found… 12 people ready to invest $28,000 in a new company. He (h) … began… production of the Model A car. The car (i) … sold… well, and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000. In 1909 Ford decided to manufacture only one type of car, the Model T. At first it (j) … took… 14 hours to assemble a Model T car. Ford reduced this to 1 hour 33 minutes. This (k) … cut… the overall cost of each car and between 1908 and 1916 the selling price of the Model T (l) … fell… from $1,000 to $360. In the 1920s the Ford Motor Company (m) … grew… rapidly, and in 1925 Ford produced 60 per cent of America’s total output of cars. Henry Ford died on April 7th, 1947.
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