Henry Ford may have brought motoring to the masses in 1908 with the Model T, but
his wife, Clara, __32__ to drive an electric car. Combustion engines were noisy, dirty,
and in their early years required hand-cranking to start. Mrs. Ford’s 1914 Detroit
Electric, however, moved away instantly, was nearly silent and its speed was easy to
control by pushing and __33__ on a wooden rod that selected the required amount of
power from a __34__ of nickel-iron batteries. Her car could travel for about 80 miles
on a single __35__ and exceed speeds of 20mph.
【題組】32. (A) prefer (B) preferred (C) preferred (D) prefers (E) prefering