Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people. At one time ___1___ did not like their students to ___2___ with them. Perhaps it was too easy. Pens can leak（漏）and it is ___3___ Ladislao Biro ___4___ for a newspaper in Budapest. He spent all day ___5___ his desk. Day in and day out, he corrected ___6___ of thin, cheap paper with a pen and ink. He often had to stop to ___7___ his pen and it did not write ___8___ on the thin paper. He and his brother George ___9___ Some experiments. They wanted a pen that did not leak, with ink that did not spill. Why not ___10___ a little ball at the end?

　　Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Frederick Miles, liked the ___11___. It was the ___12___ of the Second World War. The Air Force（空军）___13___ a non-leak, non-spill pen for the men to write with in ___14___ Martin and Miles made and ___15___ many thousands of Biro“writing-sticks”to the Air Force.

　　Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people. At one time __1__ did not like their students to __2__ with them. Perhaps it was too easy. Pens can leak（漏）and it is __3__ to spill（溢出）the ink. And it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them.

　　Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Frederick Miles, liked the __11__ It was the __12__ of the Second World War. The Air Force（空军）__13__ a non-leak, non-spill pen for the men to write with in __14__ Martin and Miles made and ___15___ many thousands of Biro“writing-sticks”to the Air Force.

Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people．At one time 1 did not like their students to  2  with them．Perhaps it was too easy．Pens can leak(漏)and it is  3 to spill(溢出，流出)the ink．But it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper with them．

    Ladislao Biro  4  for a newspaper in Budapest．He spent all day  5  his desk．Day in and day out，he corrected  6  of thin，cheap paper with a pen and ink．He often had to stop to   7  his pen and it did not write  8  on the thin paper．He and his brother George  9  some experiments．They wanted a pen that did not leak，with ink that did not spill．Why not  10  a little ball at the end?

  Two Englishmen，Henry Martin and Fredrick Miles，liked the  11 . It was the  12 in the second World War．The Air Force(空军)  13  a non-leak，non-spill pen for the men to write with in  14 ．Martin and Miles made and  15  many thousands of Biro “writing—sticks” to the Air Force.

1．A．factories                B．schools            C．shops               D．restaurants

2．A．play                      B．write                C．come               D．meet

3．A．easy                      B．hard                 C．free                 D．popular

4．A．1eft                       B．waited              C．looked              D．worked

5．A．on                         B．near                 C．at                    D．in

6．A．mistakes                B．books               C．pages               D．diaries

7．A．mend                    B．fill                    C．brush               D．change

8．A．well                      B．down               C．out                  D．up

9．A．kept                      B．finished            C．began               D．studied

10．A．find                     B．wear                C．grow               D．use

11．A．matter                 B．result               C．meaning           D．idea

12．A．day                     B．time                 C．break               D．year

13．A．bought                 B．took                 C．needed             D．preferred

14．A．planes                  B．ships                C．trains               D．buses

15．A．bought            B．lent                C．moved            D．passed

Ladislao Brio ____4____ for a newspaper in Budapest. He spent all day ____5____ his desk. Day in and day out, he corrected ____6____ of thin, cheap paper with a pen and ink. He often had to stop to ____7____ his pen and it did not write ____8____ on the thin paper. He and his brother George  ____9____ some experiments. They wanted a pen that did not leak, with ink that did not spill. Why not ____10____ a little ball at the end?

Two Englishmen, Henry Martin and Fredrick Miles, liked the ____11____. It was the ____12____of the Second World War. The Air-Forced ____13____ a non-leak, non-spill pen for the men to write with in ____14____. Martin and Miles made and ____15____ many thousands of Biro “writing-sticks” to the Air-Force.

1． (　)A．factories　　  B．schools　　　　 C．shops　　   D．restaurants

2． (　)A．play　　　　  B．write　　　　 C．come　　　　  D．meet

3． (　)A．easy 　　　　  B．hard 　　   C．free　　　　   D．popular

4． (　)A．left　　　　  B．waited　　　　 C．looked　　    D．worked

5． (　)A．on　　　　    B．near　　　　 C．at　　　　　　 D．in

6． (　)A．mistakes　　   B．books　　   C．pages　　　　    D．diaries

7． (　)A．mend　　　　 B．fill　　　　  C．brush　　　　    D．change

8． (　)A．well　　　　    B．down　　  C．out　　　　　　  D．up

9． (　)A．kept　　　　  B．finished　　  C．began　　　　    D．studied

10． (　)A．find　　　　 B．wear　　　　 C．grow　　　　    D．use

11． (　)A．matter　　    B．result　　 &n
b
sp; C．meaning　　　　  D．idea

12． (　)A．day　　　　    B．time　　   C．break　　　　   D．year

13． (　)A．bought　　    B．took　　    C．needed　　　　 D．preferred

14． (　)A．planes　　    B．ships　　   C．trains　　　　  D．buses

15． (　)A．sold　　　　   B．lent　　   C．moved　　　　  D．passed