Nobody knows who invented the pencil or when it was invented. A Swiss described a pencil in a book in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead（铅）inside it. In 1795，someone started making pencils from graphite（石墨）and they became very popular. Today，people make pencils in the same way. They put it inside a piece of wood. One pencil can make a line as long as 55 kilometers.
When people wrote with pens，they had to put the pen point into the ink after writing every few letters. Later someone invented a fountain pen（自来水笔）and this kind of pen could hold ink inside it. A fountain pen can write several pages before you have to fill it again.
Two brothers，Ladislao and Georg Biro，invented the ballpoint pen that we all use today. They left their country Hungary and started producing ballpoint pens in England in 1943 during the World War Ⅱ. Later，a French company called Bic bought the Biro brothers' company. Someone calls ballpoint pens bics. Australians call them biros. Whatever they are called，we use them every day.
【小题1】When was the pencil invented according to the passage？
| A．In 1565. | B．In 1795. | C．In1943. | D．Before1565. |
【小题2】What do people use to make pencils today？
| A．Graphite. | B．Steel. | C．Ink. | D．Stone. |
【小题3】What does the underlined word “pen point” mean in Chinese？
【小题4】Where were Ladislao and Georg Biro from？
| A．America. | B．Australia. | C．Hungary. | D．England. |
【小题5】What is the passage mainly about？
| A．Some famous inventors. |
| B．The invention of pencils and some kinds of pens. |
| C．Who invented the pencil. |
| D．Which kind of pen is the most useful. |
