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1: | A．So B．And C．However D．For |
| 小题2: | A．brought B．invented C．came D．appeared |
| 小题3: | A．on B．at C．in D．through |
| 小题4: | A．earliest B．latest C．nicest D．cheapest |
| 小题5: | A．knew B．wondered C．thought D．wrote |
| 小题6: | A．Because B．After C．So D．Since |
| 小题7: | A．time B．price C．address D．number |
| 小题8: | A．repair B．steal C．make D．buy |
| 小题9: | A．hardworking B．strong C．forgetful D．clever |
| 小题10: | A．difficult B．hard C．glad D．successful |