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Who made the mistake about the booking of the room()
A. The man’s firm.
B. The woman’s manager.
C. The man.
D. The woman.
[填空题]Who sent a dog up in a man-made Earth satellite in 1957
______scientists.
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Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer. As a result, Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.
Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was told to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed (记下) the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One Penny Orange— Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two
A. most stamp collectors like the mistake made in printing
B. the mistake was made more than a hundred years ago
C. the mistake was made in the British colony of Mauritius
D. the stamp became rare and with a long history
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Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original (本来的) value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony (殖民地)of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer—Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue (发行) stamps.
Before the order was delivered(传达), a party was planned at Mauritius’Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was told to copy the design for the stamps. He printed the words " Post Office " instead of " Post Paid " by mistake on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left—fourteen Onepenny Orangereds and twelve Twopenny Blues. Because of the Twopenny Blue’s rareness (稀少) and age, c
A. not yet using stamps
B. collecting valuable stamps
C. buying stamps for Mauritius
D. printing their own stamps
[填空题]In the solar system, Earth is made out of different matter from other planets.
[填空题] Any mistake made in the (36) ________ of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) ________. A mistake on a (38) ________ stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) ________ Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) ________.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) ________ of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for stamps was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) ________ country in the world to put out stamps.
Before the order was filled and the (43) ________ arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) ________________. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters.
Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. (45) ________________.
Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left—fourteen One-penny Reds