Henry Ford was the eldest son of a farmer. He grew up on a farm in Michigan. Like most farmers at that time, his father William hoped his eldest son would help him on the farm, but Henry was not interested in farm work at all. He did everything he could to avoid it. Once he wrote:" What a waste it is for a man to spend hours behind a slowly moving horse."

However, Henry was not a lazy boy. He liked to do mechanical（机械方面的） work very much. When he was twelve, he became quite interested in clo-cks and watches. He mended clocks and watches for his friends in his bedroom. Later he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit. He began to show great interest in steam engines (蒸汽发动机) at his time. In 1892, he built his first car. In 1908, he built the famous "Model T". This car was so popular at that time that it was unchanged for twenty years. Five years after that he stared the Ford Motor Company.

( ) 1. Henry grew up in _________.

A. Detroit B. Michigan C. Canada

( ) 2. His father wanted him to be ____________.

A. a worker B. a mechanic C.a farmer

( ) 3. Henry was interested in ________________.

A. farm B. horse C. clocks and watches

( ) 4. He started mending clocks and watches for his friends ______.

A. in 1908 B. when he was twelve C. in 1892

( ) 5. He built his first car in __________.

A. 1892 B. 1908 C. 1928

(B)

Many teenagers（青少年） feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They think that their family members and even their parent don't know them as well as their friend do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time among themselves on the phone. The communication( 交流) is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents stop their children from their children from meeting their good friends.

1. It seems that the writer is what parents do.

A. pleased with B. surprised at

C. worried about D. angry with

2. For many teenagers, their know them better than their parents do.

A. friends B. brothers and sisters

C. neighbors D. their grandparents

3.When teenagers have no friends around, they usually .

A. go to their friends' homes

B. talk on the phone to their friends

C. stay at home with their parents

D. talk with their parents