Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four ch

oices marked A), B), C)， D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Although Henry Ford's name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered67 even by today's standards.Safety 68 were improved, and the work day was 69 to eight hours, compared with the ten-or-twelve-hour day common at the time.In order to accommodate the shorter work day,the 70 factory was converted from two to three 71 .

72 , sick leaves as well as improved medical care for those injured 73 the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one of the first factories to develop a 74 school to train specialized skilled laborers and an English language school for immigrants. Some 75 were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts（服刑囚犯）.

The most 76 acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was 77in order to recruit and 78 the best mechanics and to 79 the growth of labor unions. Ford explained the new wage policy in 80 of efficiency and profit sharing. He also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they produced-in effect 81 a market for the product. In order to quality for the minimum wage, an employee had to establish a decent home and 82 good personal habits,including sobriety,thriftiness,industriousness,and dependability.83 some criticism was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the 84 lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken 85 of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to 86 themselves in America.

67.

A. advanced

B. appropriate

C. accessible

D. acute