Question

选用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。

Around the world in Eighty Days 1 at a time when travel and communications were still a matter of long time． Although the invention of steam-powered machines 2 the development of trains possible, they traveled at low speeds． At the time when Jules Verne wrote his book, people believed it was impossible 3 around the world in about 80 days． The story 4 in London on October 2, when the main character accepts a bet to prove that it is possible to travel around the world in 80 days． On his travels, from London to India, from there to Hong Kong and across the Pacific to San Francisco and hence to New York, to return to London from there, he comes across many 5 adventures． Many of these adventures make him lose time, but he always finds ways of catching up, always just on time to board the next train or steamship．

Answer 1

答案：
解析：

1．was written 　　2．had made 　　3．to travel 　　4．starts 　　5．exciting