Henry Ford didn’t always pay attention in school. One day, he and a friend took a watch 1 . Angry and upset, the teacher told them both to 2 after school. Their punishment was to stay until they had 3 the watch. But the teacher did not know young Ford’s talent. In ten minutes, this mechanical 4 had repaired the watch and was on his way home.
Ford was always 5 in how things worked. He once plugged up the spout of a teapot and placed it on the fire. Then he waited to see 6 would happen. The water boiled and, of course, turned to steam. Since the steam had no way to 7 , the teapot exploded. The explosion cracked a mirror and broke a window. The young inventor was 8 scolded .
Ford’s year of curiosity and tinkering paid 9 . He dreamed of a horseless carriage. When he built one, the world of 10 was changed forever.
Ford was always 5 in how things worked. He once plugged up the spout of a teapot and placed it on the fire. Then he waited to see 6 would happen. The water boiled and, of course, turned to steam. Since the steam had no way to 7 , the teapot exploded. The explosion cracked a mirror and broke a window. The young inventor was 8 scolded .
Ford’s year of curiosity and tinkering paid 9 . He dreamed of a horseless carriage. When he built one, the world of 10 was changed forever.
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- The reason ____ he didn’t come to school yesterday is ____ he had to look after his sick mother at home.
- For a while he was too breathless and astonished even to see where he was or what had happened. A: For a few minutes he couldn’t breathe and couldn’t find his home. B: For some time he couldn’t breathe and felt surprised. He didn’t know where he was or what had happened. C: Within a few seconds he couldn’t know where he was or what had happened. D: No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t breathe and didn’t know where his home was.
- 中国大学MOOC: He felt he had done a good deed, but his teacher didn’t praise him; __________he scolded him.
- Tom didn’t tell me ______ for his new car． A: how much he had paid B: how much had hepaid C: he had paid how D: he had how much paid
- 21. What happened to the author’s son in the middle of his junior year? A: A) He was kicked out of school for having to go to jail. B: B) He broke the parking rules and had conflict with police. C: C) He was taken out of school by his parents and went home. D: D) He couldn’t afford to pay tuition and continue his education.