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阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A Small Invention, Big Help

    An invention is an invention - big or small. A big invention makes us feel it all the time, such as the TV and the computer. There are also several small things around us even if we seldom pay much attention to them.

A paper clip helps hold pieces of paper together without making a hole. A big paper clip was put up in Norway to help people remember the inventor of the paper clip, Johann Vaaler. He invented the paper clip in 1900 when working in Germany. A paper clip is in fact a piece of wire (金属丝) that is made in such a way that it can hold together many pieces of paper. Now millions of them are made and sold all over the world.

The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by a Hungarian,   had been trying to find another use for the quick drying ink (快干油墨) and designed this pen. Later, a Frenchman, Marcel Bich thought up the idea of making a use-and-throw pen and sold it cheap. It was named BIC and became very popular.

1. （1） Where was the paper clip invented?    

   A . In America. B . In France. C . In Germany. D . In Norway.   
3. （2） How many years was the paper clip invented earlier than the ballpoint pen?

   A . Sixty-five. B . Fifty-six.   C . Eighty-three. D . Thirty-eight.
5. （3） Who invented the ballpoint pen?   

   A . Johann Vaaler. B . Biro. C . Marcel Bich. D . We don't know.                   
7. （4） Which of the following is NOT true?    

   A . A paper clip holds the paper through a hole. B . Marcel Bich is a Frenchman. C . A big paper clip in Norway is used to remember its inventor. D . BIC. is cheap and popular,
9. （5） What's the passage mainly about?    

   A . How to invent small things. B . Who invented the small things. C . Small things are very useful. D . Two small inventions.