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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 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-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 instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed 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 Penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16800 for it.

(1)

Over a century ago, Mauritius ________

[  ]

A.

was an independent country

B.

belonged to India

C.

was one of the British colonies

D.

was a small island in the Pacific Ocean

(2)

The mistake on the stamps was made ________

[  ]

A.

in Mauritius

B.

at Mauritius Government House

C.

in a post office

D.

in London

(3)

Stamp collectors have paid $ 16800 for ________

[  ]

A.

fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds

B.

twelve Two Penny Blues

C.

one One Penny Orange-Red

D.

one Two Penny Blue

答案:1.C;2.A;3.D;
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