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Henry Ford
Experimenting with household objects can often get young people in trouble, but for one intelligent,
inquisitive boy, it created the foundation of his future.
- (A) [■] Young Henry Ford discovered through his curious mind that many objects were useful for much more than their intended purposes.
- (B) [■] He used his mother’s darning needles to help him repair watches.
- (C) [■] And once, in an effort to study the power of steam, he sat and watched water boil in his mother’s teapot.
- (D) [■] Little did Ford know that these experiments would lead him to creating a means of transportation that would change the world forever.
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, near Detroit, Michigan. He was the oldest of six children and the grandson of immigrants from Ireland who came to America in 1847. His family were all farmers and he grew up on the family farm where he began to develop mechanical skills.
A. Unconcerned.
B. Curious.
C. Spying.
D. Indifferent.
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