[填空题]Henry Ford was finally chosen as the Businessman of the Century because he was the builder of an industry that transformed the very land we live on, the first to create a mass market and the greatest __________________that we have ever seen in American history.

[填空题]Henry Ford was finally chosen as the Businessman of the Century because he was the builder of an industry that transformed the very land we live on, the first to create a mass market and the greatest __________________that we have ever seen in American history.

[单项选择]
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.
  

[单项选择]

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong, and fast. He was able to sell millions of models because he "mass-produced" them; that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farm er, but the young man did not like the idea and he went to’ Detroit where he worked as a mechanic. By the age of 29, in 1892, he had built his first car. However, the first "mass-produced" car in the world, the famous "Model T", did not appear until 1908 -five years after Ford has started his great Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Ford’ s time, mass-production methods have become common in industry and have reduced the price of many articles which would otherwise be very expensive.

Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions of cars （　）
A. He produced different models so that people chose what they liked.
B. Buyers were wealthy enough to buy expensive cars.
C. He produced the same type of cars in large quantities.

[单项选择]
Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions of cars [A] He produced different models so that people chose what they liked. [B] Buyers were wealthy enough to buy expensive cars. [C] He produced the same type of cars in large quantities.

[单项选择]The example of Henry Ford’s attitudes towards competition was used to illustrate ______.（　）
A. another part of his personality
B. why he was left behind the modern competition
C. the causes for his successes
D. some of his failures