A.agoB.pastC.aheadD.beforeA land free from destruction,……
A land free from destruction, plus
wealth, natural resources, and labor supply--all these were important factors,
in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.
(31) they were not enough. Something else was needed to
start the industrial process. That "something special" was men (32)
individuals who could invent machines, find new sources of power, and
establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who
(33) the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from
many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were (34)
inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily
interested in doing his research (35) .He is not necessarily
working so that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in
applied science is (36) trying to make something that has a
concrete idea. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories
(37) science or by experimenting through trial and error.
Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a specific result: the
construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of
(38) other objectives. Most of the people
who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not
trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had
(39) or no training in science might not have made their
inventions if a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years (40)
.