Henry Ford - Test 4

B2 First · Word Formation · Cambridge English First 3, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

EMPLOY

RESPONSIBLE

DIVIDE

SIGNIFY

CONSIDER

INNOVATE

COST

AFFORD

One of the most important contributions of the American businessman, Henry Ford to the (0) ___ of the automobile was as inventor of the moving assembly line in 1913. Before this, teams of factory workers would all work together to construct a complete car. With an assembly line, each (17) ___ in Ford's factory had a specific (18) ___ for only one job when putting together the car. This (19) ___ of labour resulted in (20) ___ cost savings and meant that the total time taken in producing the cars was shortened quite (21) ___ . With the addition of an (22) ___ system for moving the cars as they were being assembled, Ford's factory turned out a finished car every 93 minutes. Even then, cars were too (23) ___ for most people. Therefore, Ford raised the minimum wage for his factory workers which led to general wage increases across America. In this way, cars became (24) ___ for more people and therefore relatively inexpensive compared to previous times.

Henry Ford

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