填空题
The instant riches of a mining strike would not be his in the reporting trade, but for making money, his pen would prove mightier than his pickax.
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【正确答案】
1、正确答案：He did not succeed in his reporting trade and become rich overnight as a gold-miner might have done at that time by discovering a vein of gold. But as far as money-making is concerned, his writing pen would be more powerful than the tools used in gold mining.