Henry Ford was born on a farm in Michigan in 1863 but he did not like farming. When he was fifteen he began to work as a mechanic and in 1893 he built his first car. After he ( 21) ________ driven it 1,500 kilometers, he sold it and built two bigger cars. Then, in 1903, he(22) _________the Ford Motor Company. By (23) __________ strong but light steel, he built cheap cars for (24) _________ people to buy. In 1908, he built the first Ford Model T, (25) _____ sold for __________$825. He was soon selling 100 cars (26) ________ day. By 1927, the Ford Motor Company was (27) ___________ $700 million. Early Ford cars were simple and cheap, but (28) things simple sometimes

(29) _________ less choice. ‘You (30) __________ have any color you like,’ said Henry Ford of the Model T, as long as it’s black.’