Ford cars run on roads over the world. They are named after Henry Ford, who was not the inventor of cars. but was the first to mass-produce them at a reasonable price. Living on his father's farm as a lad, Henry kept any old metal he found. He loved to make new things, and often took watches and clocks apart. Friends later came to him with some of their pieces that needed repairing. As a young man, he worked in a factory. There were few cars on the roads and Henry could never buy a car. He built a car in a shed behind his house that was lighter and simpler than those on the market. Friends then asked him to open a company. The Ford Motor Company opened in 1903 and the car sold for $850 each. By 1915 about 800 Ford cars were being made each day. Henry Ford's famous Model T was made in 1927 when over 15 million had been produced. They were all painted black. Henry has been dead some time now, but his name lives on.

March 24^th
This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside. The colors of the flowers and trees are rich and bright. All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature.
Then we went upstairs. On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o’clock, and some clocks produced different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!
On the right there was also a stone collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes. Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.
The collections there were wonderful. So they stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip.
1. On which day did the writer have a school trip?
On                       .
2. Where did the writer go for the school trip?
The writer went to                                                
3. What did the writer see in the Art Room?
The writer saw                                                    .
4.How many kinds of collections are mentioned in the passage?
There are         kinds.
5. How long did they stay there?
For                                   .

March 24^th

This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside. The colors of the flowers and trees are rich and bright. All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature.

Then we went upstairs. On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o’clock, and some clocks produced different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!

On the right there was also a stone collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes. Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.

The collections there were wonderful. So they stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip.

1. On which day did the writer have a school trip?

On                       .

2. Where did the writer go for the school trip?

The writer went to                                                

3. What did the writer see in the Art Room?

The writer saw                                                    .

4.How many kinds of collections are mentioned in the passage?

There are         kinds.

5. How long did they stay there?

For                                   .