首页
登录
职称英语
When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to sta
When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to sta
游客
2024-07-18
37
管理
问题
When people print a stamp, any error made on 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.
More than one hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, the mistake was made. 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’ s 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 Blues’ rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it. [br] Over a century ago, Mauritius______.
选项
A、was an independent country
B、was a small island in the Pacific Ocean
C、belonged to India
D、was one of the British colonies
答案
D
解析
题干意为“一个世纪以前,毛里求斯______。”根据第二段第一句“(这个错误在一百多年前的毛里求斯______印度洋上的一个小岛______还是不列颠殖民地时就产生了。)”可知答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3682555.html
相关试题推荐
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Somepeoplesaythatwelive______theageofcomputers.A、withB、inC、onD、forBi
Inrecentyears,thelivingstandardoftheChinesepeoplehasbeenmarkedlyimpr
Manyunsuccessfulpeopleregretfortheir(lose)______youth.lost过去分词修饰名词可表示被动和完
Alargenumberoftalentedpeoplehavecometotheforeineconomicconstruction
Shipsare______thanplanesthatpeopletakethemmainlyforpleasure.A、verymuch
Johnwasthankfulforthe(kind)______ofthesepeoplewhohelpedhimtofindhi
Therearethreeyoungpeopleinourgroup.______ofthemaregirls.A、NooneB、A1
Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeop
随机试题
PositiveforYouthaimstoplaceteenagersandyoungpeopleatitsheart.Th
[originaltext]W:Hi,Ted.(12-1)Irememberyouoncetookasummerjobatafur
TheGoldenGateBridgeisoneoftheworld’sgreatestsuspensionbridgesand
把学生的作品出版,学生家长有意见怎么办
为检验压力容器产品焊接接头的力学性能和弯曲性能,应制作()产品焊接试板。A.平
器官冷缺血发生时的温度低于A.2℃ B.3℃ C.4℃ D.5℃ E.6
A.不易发病,传变迅速 B.发病容易,传变迅速 C.脏腑娇嫩,形气未充 D
马克思主义指引中国成功走上了全面建设社会主义现代化强国的康庄大道,事业越向前发展
以下墙面装修材料中燃烧性能为B1级的是()。A.难燃胶合板 B.水泥刨花板
下列按事故造成的损失程度分级正确的是( )。A.死亡15人,重伤36人,直
最新回复
(
0
)