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Once Birmingham and Sheffield , two of the largest towns in England , began to quarrel . The quarrel started as each of them claimed to be able to produce the most skillful piece of work .
A special jury ____________________ ____________________ ( is choose ) to decide which city would show the greatest skill .
The day arrived . A steel spider with long thin legs ____________________ ____________________ ( is produce ) ____________________ representatives of Sheffield . The spider ____________________ ____________________ ( is make ) ____________________ the best workers . It was as small as a pea . It ran about on the table as if it were alive . A wonderful mechanism had been put in that little body . Everybody was sure that the first place would be given to Sheffield .
Then a sewing needle ____________________ ____________________ ( is laid ) on the table ____________________ representatives of Birmingham . A smile appeared on the lips of the jury when the needle ____________________ ____________________ ( is notice ) .
Then the top of the needle ____________________ ____________________ ( is screw ) off and 4 needles ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ( are draw out ) , one from another .
The first needle , as it was , had been the case of the four other needles . The needles ____________________ ____________________ ( are hand ) over to each member and ____________________ ( examine ) with great interest .
In whose favour did the jury decide ?