Verb Practice 9/9/2015

The Razor scooter [blank_start]is[blank_end] a foldable scooter [blank_start]invented[blank_end] by the J.D. Corporation, which also [blank_start]sells[blank_end] aluminum bicycle parts and electric scooters in Shanghai, Taiwan. The Razor Scooter [blank_start]took[blank_end] 5 years to design under Gino Tsai, the then 44 year-old Taiwanese president of J.D. Corporation. Gino Tsai, a mechanical engineer, [blank_start]claimed[blank_end] that his legs [blank_start]were[blank_end] too short, and his walking speed always [blank_start]seemed[blank_end] too slow to get around his large bicycle factory in Chang Hua, Taiwan. To serve that purpose, Gino Tsai [blank_start]updated[blank_end] the old-fashioned scooter into the modern Razor scooter. The Razor [blank_start]uses[blank_end] airplane grade aluminum tested to support an 1,100 pound load without bending, (often neon colored) polyurethane wheels with silent bearings, and a patented brake that [blank_start]works[blank_end] by stepping on the rear fender.