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  3. The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks【C1】________ have been known in Britain b

The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks【C1】________ have been known in Britain b

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问题 The word "brick" did not appear in the English language before the 15th century. Bricks【C1】________ have been known in Britain before then, but they were not【C2】________ enough to be mentioned by any write. We know that they were used in ancient Egypt, in India, and in the Roman【C3】________; they were used again in parts of Europe; but there is a strange【C4】________ in the history of brickmaking
    which left Britain, at【C5】________, without bricks for building for several hundred years. When they did arrive in Britain, it was in a very【C6】________ way.
    In the 15th century,  Britain’s wool trade was【C7】________ flourishing, and  shiploads of wool were exported to other countries, among them,  Germany and Holland. These ships would have had to return  empty,【C8】________ their captains  were  able  to pick  up  a【C9】________ cargo,  and no captain  likes  an  empty  ship. For【C10】________  thing, it is difficult to【C11】________in stormy weather; for another thing, it is a great waste of space. So【C12】________ than return home with an empty ship, the captains would【C13】________ up with anything, and at about this time, somebody had the idea of loading the home-bound ships with【C14】________. These were already being used【C15】________ in Holland and Germany, where the brick-makers were anxious to sell their surplus【C16】________.
    These bricks must have been a godsend to the builders of London and southeast England. There was very【C17】________ building stone in that part of the country, and stocks of good building【C18】________ were running【C19】________. Bricks were first used for the big houses of rich people living in the countryside, and only later for town houses and【C20】________ cottages.
【C8】
选项 A、unless
B、because
C、until
D、while
答案A
解析 空格前提到船只不得不空船返航，下文又提到没有船长喜欢空船。空格处填入unless，表示“除非……”符合上下文语境。
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