Recently, a well - known man said that teaching one’s wife to drive a car was a difficult job. He said it was the worst job he could think of. However, no one has(1)that women cause fewer accidents than men do. We hear hundreds of suggestions for(2)the number of road accidents. But men are not willing to admit that women drivers are more(3)than men If more women and fewer men(4)to drive cars, the number of deaths on the roads would soon(5)
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Recently, a well - known man said that teaching one’s wife to drive a car was a difficult job. He said it was the worst job he could think of. However, no one has(1)that women cause fewer accidents than men do. We hear hundreds of suggestions for(2)the number of road accidents. But men are not willing to admit that women drivers are more(3)than men If more women and fewer men(4)to drive cars, the number of deaths on the roads would soon(5)
Although man has known asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for the opening of that first mine.
Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport (carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein, in the province of Quebec
A. Asbestos mined in Canada
B. Fireproof matter
C. A "wonder" mineral
D. A new roofing material
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