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Cars had already been built in Europe when Ford tested his first vehicle in 1899. It had wheels like a bicycle’s and a gasoline-powered engine that made it move. It was called a Quadricycle and had only two speeds and no reverse. In four years Ford had started the Ford Motor Company. His ideas about making automobiles would change history.
Carmakers at that time used parts that were made by other companies and put them all together. Ford’s company made every part that went into its cars. What’s more, the company made sure that each kind of part was the same.
In 1908 Ford introduced the Model "T". This car worked well and wasn't expensive. It was a big success, but the company couldn’t manufacture them quickly. In 1913 Henry Ford built a large factory with the conveyor.
Instead of having workers go from car to car, the cars moved gently down a line while mechanics stood in place adding parts to them. Each worker added a different part until a whole car was put together. It helped to produce more cars. By 1918 half of all automobiles in the United States of America were Model "Ts". Ford’s company became the largest machine manufacturer in the world. And Ford had transformed the process of manufacturing
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2. The bus was as crowded as ever.
3. You are as good at karate as your father.
4. She is not so good at swimming as her mother.
5. He is not so hard-working as his friend.
6. You are as kind as your father.
7. I am almost as good at English as my classmates.
8. My composition is not so long as yours.
9. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday.
10. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in.
11. Johnny isn't so rich as Don but he is younger and much happier.
12. My dog isn't so friendly as your dog .
13 . You can eat as much as you like.
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