A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply all these were important (21) in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. (22) they were not enough. Something (23) was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men, (24) individuals who could invent machines, find new (25) of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who (26) the machines of the Industrial Revolution (27) from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were (28) inventors than scientists. A man who is a (29) scientist is primarily interested in doing his research (30) . He is not necessarily working (31) that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is (32) trying to make something that has a concrete (33) . He may try t
A. But
B. And
C. Besides
D. Even
Personality is to a large extent inherent. A-type parents usually (1) A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect (2) if competition is important to the parents, it is (3) to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children (4) A characteristics is school, which is, (5) its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools (6) the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current (7) for making children compete against their classmates or against the (8) produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A types seem in some way better than their B type fellows. Being too (9) to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, (10) dead seconds after saying. "Rejoice, we conquer!"
(11) the
A. augmented
B. lessened
C. increased
D. boosted
| |||||||||||
