Robert Spring spent 15 years . [ A ] running a bookstore in Philadelphia [ B ] writi
Robert Spring spent 15 years .
[ A ] running a bookstore in Philadelphia
[ B ] writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
[C]as a forger
[ D] as a respectable seller
Robert Spring spent 15 years .
[ A ] running a bookstore in Philadelphia
[ B ] writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
[C]as a forger
[ D] as a respectable seller
Robert Spring spent 15 years ______.
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.Civil War battle planner
Robert Spring spent 15 years______.
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
Robert Spring spent 15 years ______.
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
Robert Spring spent 15 years ____________.
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
A.The only daughter of General" Stone Wall" Jackson.
B.A little-known gift who sold her father's letters to Robert Spring.
C.Robert Spring's daughter.
D.An imaginary person created by Spring.
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
A.The only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson.
B.A little-known girl who sold her father's papers to Robert Spring.
C.Robert Spring's daughter.
D.An imaginary person created by Spring.
A.The National Weather Service misplaced its spring and summer data.
B.The weather patterns are more changeable in autumn.
C.Some forecasting machines do not work well in autumn.
D.Experts spent less time studying autumn.
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by. selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating(模仿)signatures of George Washington and Ben' Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries(焦造品)to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger can't go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General" Stone Wall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's financial (财政的)problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.
Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
A.There was a greater demand there than in America.
B.There was less chance of being discovered there.
C.Britain was Spring's birthplace.
D.The prices were higher in England and Canada.
D
Robert Spring, a l9th century forger(伪造者) , did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名 ) . Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to leam the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his
works to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger can ' t go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don' t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways
to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title
page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General " Stone Wall" Jackson.
For several years Miss Fanny ' s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.
68. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada7
[A] There was a greater demand there than in America.
[ B ] There was less chance of being discovered there.
[ C] Britain was Spring ' s birthplace.
[ D] The prices were higher in England and Canada.