The car was invented just a century ago.You may know all kinds of cars\’ names,but many people don\’t know who was the inventor of the first car.The first car was invented not by an Englishman,but by an American.His name was Henry Ford.
Henry was born into a poor family.He was the eldest of the six children.When he was a boy,he became interested in mending（修理）watches and machines.When he was twelve years old,his mother died.Soon he had to work in a machine shop for 2.5 dollars a week.In the evening,he mended watches for another dollar a week.The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time,there was another interest in the life of the young Ford.He wished to make a machine.It could run without horses,so named"horseless carriage".He overcame（克服）a lot of difficulties and in April 1893,the"horseless carriage"was invented at last.It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded（创办）the Ford Motor Company.He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
（1）From this passage,we can know ______.
A.the inventor of the first car was an Englishman
B.Henry had five brothers and sisters
C.the car was invented two centuries ago
D.Henry\’s father died when Henry was 12
（2）How many dollars did young Henry get every week? ______
A.2.5 dollars.
B.1.5 dollars.
C.3.5 dollars.
D.4.5 dollars.
（3）The third paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A.how Henry invented the first car
B.why the machine was called"horse carriage"
C.Henry hoped to make a machine
D.Henry founded a car company