Use of English 1

Task 1

• You are going to read about the Model T, a famous car built by Henry Ford at the

beginning of the 20th century. Some words are missing from the text.

• Your task is to choose the most appropriate word from the list (A-M) for each gap

(1-10) in the text. Write the letter of the appropriate word in the white box.

• You can use each word only once.

• There is one extra word that you do not need to use.

• There is one example (0) at the beginning.

A CHEAP CAR

Cars were the toys of the (0) ______ in the early days. But it was Detroit

farmboy Henry Ford's dream to (1) ______ "a motor car for the majority

of people – a car so low in price that any man making a good salary

(2) _____ be able to buy one."

 (3) _____ he finally realized his dream, with the launch of the Model T

Ford in 1908, the effect was revolutionary. In 1908, (4) _____ than

200,000 people in the U.S. owned cars; five years (5) _____ 250,000

owned Model Ts alone. By 1930, over 15 million Ts had been sold.

 The key to Ford's success was mass production. (6) _____ Ford, small

teams of men built complete cars. In the Ford factory, each worker

(7) _____ just one small component, as partly constructed cars were

(8) _____ quickly past on the production line. By using huge teams of

men working systematically to build huge numbers of cars, he (9) _____

sell them all very cheaply. Also, Ford claimed that his car was available

in "any color you (10) _____ , as long as it's black." This meant painting

was cheap and simple too.

 (Richard Sutton: Eyewitness Car)

A ADDED                    E COULD                           I PULLED

B BEFORE                        F FEWER                          K SELL

C RICH                         G LATER                              L WHEN

D BUILD                              H LIKE                                M WILL



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