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A.marry so that they can get a job　　　　　　B.leave school as soon as they can

C.give up their jobs for good after they are married

D.continue working until they are going to have a baby

68.According to the passage,it is now quite usual for women to ________.

A.stay at home after leaving school　　　　　　B.marry men younger than themselves

C.start working again later in life　　　　　　D.marry while still at school

D

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.

69.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

70. The mistake on the stamps was made ________.

A.in Mauritius　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.at Mauritius Government House

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