Questions 24 to 27 refer to the following text.Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimier, an engineer, Industrial designer and industrialist, was born on 17 March 1834 in Schomdorf , Gemany. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fuelled engine. Daimler and his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach were two inventors whose goal was to create small, high-speed engines to be mounted in any kind of locomotion device. In 1883, they designed a horizontal cylinder layout compressed charge liquid petroleum engine that fulfilled Daimler's desire for a high speed engine which could be throttled , making it useful in transportation applications. This engine was calied Daimler's Dream. In 1885, they designed a vertical cylinder version of this ongine which thoy subsequently fitted to a two-wheeler, the first internal combustion motorcycle which was named the Petroleum Reitwagen (Riding Car) and, in the next year, to a coach, and a boat. Daimler called this engine the grandfather clock engine (Standuhr) because of its resemblance to a large pendulum clock. In 1890, they converté Gesellschaft (DMG, in English Daimler Motors Corporation). They sold their first automobile in 1892. Daimler fell ill and took a break from the business. Upon his relum he experienced difficulty with the other stockholders that ted to his resignation in 1893, This was reversed in 1894. Maybach resigned at the same time, and also returmed. On 6 March 1900, Daimler died and Wilhelm Maybach quil DMG In 1907. partnership into a stock company Daimler Motoren


24. What will the readers probably get after reading this passage? They will.
A. be motivated to do research of the past
B. Encourage themselves to be an industrialist
C. be inspired to imitate someone's success
D. recognize the life story of the inventor

25. What were Daimler and Maybach's dreams as inventors? They wanted to ..
A. convert their partnership into a stock company in early 1890
B. design a horizontal cylinder layout compressed liquid petroleum engine
C. make efficient engines to be applied in any kind of locomotion device
D. design a vertical cylinder version of the engine fitted to a two-wheeler

26. "In 1890, they converted their partnership into a stock company .." The underlined word refers to ..
A. Daimler and his grandfather B. Maybach and his inventions
C. Maybach and his grandfather
D. Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach

27. The high-speed liquid petroleum-fueled engine was ... by Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler. A. discovering B. discovers C. discovered D. discover
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