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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. As a result, 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 told to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed (记下) 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.

单选题 A stamp with any mistake in the printing can raise its value if ______.

A、 most stamp collectors like the mistake made in printing
B、 the mistake was made more than a hundred years ago
C、 the mistake was made in the British colony of Mauritius
D、 the stamp became rare and with a long history

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题为细节题，纵观全文可以发现印刷错误的邮票升值并不在于它是哪里出错或邮票在哪里印成，仅仅由于他变得稀有而且有悠久历史。

单选题 The mistake was in the ______ on the locally printed postage stamp.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题为细节题，答案可参见文章第二段中He accidentally inscribed the words“Post office”instead of“Post Paid”。可见，错误在于inscription。

单选题 Stamp collectors }lave paid $16,800 for ______.

单选题 According to the passage, the mistake was made ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题为细节题，答案可参见文章第二段中He accidentally inscribed the words“Post Office”instead of“Post Paid”。可见，错误是偶然造成的。