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专业八级改错练习 第109期

2010-03-31来源:和谐英语
His vision would help creating a middle class in the U.S., __1__
one marked by urbanization, rising wages and some free time in
which to spend it. When Ford left the family farm at age 16 and __2__
walked eight miles to his first job in Detroit machine shop ,only 2 __3__
out of 8 Americans live in the cities. By World War II that figure __4__
would double, and the affordable Model T was one reason of it. __5__
People flocked to Detroit for jobs, and unless they worked in one of __6__
Henry’s factories, they could afford one of his cars— it is a virtuous
circle, and he was the ringmaster. By the time production
ceased for the model T in 1927, more than 15 million cars have __7__
been sold— or half the world’s output.
Nobody was more of an inspiration to Ford to the great inventor __8__
Thomas Edison. At the turning of the century Edison had blessed __9__
Ford’s pursuit of an efficient, gas-powering car during a chance __10__
meeting at Detroit’s Edison illuminating Co., where Ford was
chief engineer.