1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. travelled               B. available        C. developed        D. requested            E. factor                   F. education       G. regularly               H. provided        I. incredibly     J. subjects                 K. decided

James Watt was born in 1736 in Scotland. Because of his poor health condition, he was unable to attend school     1    . Thus, he received his earliest     2     at home from his mother and in his father’s workshop. At the workshop, Watt     3     a keen interest in tools, instruments and model-making. He later attended grammar school, where he studied Greek, Latin, maths and other     4    . After his mother died, the 18-year-old Watt     5     to London, where he received training as an instrument maker.

Watt’s work with the steam engine (蒸汽机) began in 1769, when he was     6     to repair a Newcomen (纽科门) steam engine. Designed in the early 18th century, the engine was     7     inefficient. But it was better than any other steam engines     8     at that time. James decided to improve its efficiency. He     9     the engine with a separate condenser (冷凝器) to reduce the loss of energy. In 1769, Watt received his first patent for his separate condenser. His improvements to the steam engine were a significant     10     in the Industrial Revolution (工业革命).