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The Tom Thumb
1 The early locomotives were small and slow and they
were not powerful. Besides, the rails on which they ran broke very often.
So many people did not take them
seriously.
2 But in
1830. Peter Cooper, an American, constructed a steam loco which could develop a
higher speed than the other engine. The locomotive was so small and light that
his inventor called it the Tom Thumb.
3. The
first run of the Tom Thumb was quite successful. The locomotive travelled
a15-mile distance in one hour and 12 minutes to the delight of its inventor and
36 passengers.But the end of the travel was not so happy as the beginning.
4. On the
way back the inventor wanted to show that his loco could run much quicker than
a carriage drawn by a horse. The Tom Thumb ran so fast that soon it was really
ahead.of the carriage. Suddenly, something broke in the engine and the
locomotive slowed down.The horse ran fast with the passengers looking
triumphant and happy.
Выберите правильный вариант вопроса.
1. Were the early locomotives small and slow?
Was the early locomotives small and slow?
Did the first locomotives small and slow ?
2. Did the rail broke very often?
Did the rail brake very often?
Was the rail
brake very often?
3. When did Peter Cooper construct his locomotive?
When did he constructed his locomotive?
When he
constructed his locomotive?
4. Why he called it the Tom Thumb?
Why did he call it the Tom Thumb?
Why did he
called it the Tom Thumb?
5. Did he travel a long distance?
Did he travelled a long distance?
Was he travelled a long distance?
6. Could his
loco run quicker than a carriage drawn by a horse?
Did his loco
can run quicker than a carriage drawn by a horse.
Did his loco
could run quicker than a carriage drawn by a horse?