Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland(瑞士) is famous for its watches. __
_ , the watch was not _ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went
a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage(马车) inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the _
_ kind of watch. A blacksmith’s(铁匠) assistant hoped to see the watch. He _
_ what it was. _
_ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the __
_ but now it isn’t working.”
At once the blacksmith’s assistant decided to try to _
_ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very _
_. So it was not surprising that he was
__ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.
So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world.
小题2: | A.brought | B.invented | C.came | D.appeared |
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小题4: | A.earliest | B.latest | C.nicest | D.cheapest |
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小题5: | A.knew | B.wondered | C.thought | D.wrote |
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小题6: | A.Because | B.After | C.So | D.Since |
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小题7: | A.time | B.price | C.address | D.number |
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小题8: | A.repair | B.steal | C.make | D.buy |
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小题9: | A.hardworking | B.strong | C.forgetful | D.clever |
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小题10: | A.difficult | B.hard | C.glad | D.successful |
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