I . (Note the fact. ] The writing instrument
that did not require an inklike liquid was
used by early
A. Europeans
B. Egyptians
C. Greeks
2. (Note the fact.] The writer says a quillpen
user
A. could not erase blot~
B. replaced his pen weekly
c. squeezed his pen to make the ink now
3. I Give the time. ] The quill pen was in use
for about
A. twelve hundred years
B. one thousand years
C. six hundred years
4. (Check the derails.] The pen that followed
the quill had a nib of
A. bronze
B. tin
C. steel
5. (Find the main idea.] Paragraph 5
mainly describes the
A. process of making metal nibs
B. development of fountain pens
C. invent ion of Lazlo Biro
6. [See the point.] The major disad,•antuge
of early ballpoint pens was that the
A. ink now could not be controlled
B. ballpoint was too large
C. lines were too thick
7. [See the reason.] A quality ballpoint
pen writes well on glossy paper because
the ball
A. is mirror-smooth
B. has a pitted surface
C. rotates in a brass socket
8. I Check the possibilities. ] The test model
that burns impressions upon paper receives
its power from
i. the ~tm's force
B. nuclear energy
C. un electronic cell
9. {Pri!dict the outcome. ) Pens of the
future may nor require
A. nibs
B. inks
C. !loth A and B