Complete the text with the following verbs:take,spend,grow,cut,leave,have,fall,become,sell,give,begin,build,find. Use the verbs
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<span> Henry Ford, the son of farmer, was born in Greenfield, Michigan on July 30th, 1863. He (a)…left …..school at 15 to work on his father’s farm, but in 1979 he moved to Detroit where he (b)…became…..an apprentice in a machine shop. He returned to Greenfield after his father (c)…gave…..him 40 acres to start his own farm. He hated farming and returned to Detroit to work as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. He (d)…spent…..his spare time trying to build a petrol-driven motor car. In 1896 he (e)built……..his first car in the garden. He named the car Thin Lizzie, and it (f)…had…..no reverse gear or brakes. Ford started two companies that ended in failure. Finally, in June 1903, he (g)…found…..12 people ready to invest $28,000 in a new company. He (h)…began…..production of the Model A car. The car (i)…sold…..well, and by 1907 the profits reached $1,100,000. In 1909 Ford decided to manufacture only one type of car, the Model T. At first it (j)…took…..14 hours to assemble a Model T car. Ford reduced this to 1 hour 33 minutes. This (k)…cut…..the overall cost of each car and between 1908 and 1916 the selling price of the Model T (l)…fell…..from $1,000 to $360. In the 1920s the Ford Motor Company (m)…grew…..rapidly, and in 1925 Ford produced 60 per cent of America’s total output of cars. Henry Ford died on April 7th, 1947.</span>
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America was discovered by Columbus.
She is being helped with the work by someone
The museum will be opened by the Queen.
The church was built in the 15th century.
Letters is delivered by the postman in morning.
English is spoken in Australia.
The case was broken by someone.
The book is being written now by him.
The window is might be opened.
The radio was invented by Popov.
7. Преобразуйте прямую речь в косвенную.
a. John asked his sister: Do you know these people?"
b. The policeman says to the boys: "Don't stay here.
c. Mr.Gray says : "I'm from Canada."
d. Father asked : "Where will you go, Tom?"
a. John asked his sister if she knew those people.
b. The policeman tells the boys not to stay there/here.
c. Mr. Gray says that he is from Canada.
d. Father asked Tom where he would go.
