Any mistake, which is made in the printing of a stamp, raises its value to stamp collectors A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.

    Do you think it possible? However, it is true.

    The mistake was made more than 100 years ago in Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, which was a British colony（殖民地）at that time. In 1847, an order (定單)for stamps was sent to London. Thus Mauritius became the fourth country in the world which had the stamps made in other countries.

    Before the order was filled ,that is, the stamps arrived from England, a big dance party was planned by the commander-in-chief (總司令) of all the armed forces on the island. The party would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. So 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. He carelessly put the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid”, two words seen on the stamps at that time, on several hundred that he printed.

Today, there are only 26 of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for each of them.

1. Which of the following can be a title for the passage?

A. How can a Stamp Be Worth $16,800?            B. Printer Made a Mistake.

C. Stamp-collection Calls for Much Money.         D. A Dance Party Planned.

2. When a mistake is made in the printing of a stamp, the stamps will_____ .

A. be no use                                    B. be of more value   

C. be thrown away                             D. be worth only its face value

3. Mauritius is_____ .

A. still the colony of Britain                     

B. an Indian island  

C. the name of a country in the Indian Ocean

D. the name of the commander-in-chief

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. The commander-in-chief invited many important people of Mauritius.

B. The face value of a stamp raises its value.

   C. The two valuable stamps were printed in Mauritius.

   D. The two kinds of stamps were at that time not so badly needed 

5. In the passage the word “misprint” may mean_____ .

A. print with a miss                               B. print without permission

C. use greater letters to print                        D. make a mistake in printing

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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 — 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 ＄16 800 for it.

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

The mistake on the stamps was made _______.

A. in Mauritius      B. at Mauritius Government House

C. in a post office   D. in London

Stamp collectors have paid 16 800 for _______.

A. fourteen One Penny Orange-Reds

B. twelve Two Penny Blues

C. one One Penny Orange-Red

D. one Two Penny Blue

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