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Re-order Paragraphs

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Pearson Test of English — TestDayTwin Practice
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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Craftsmen who solved this problem, often by combining metals with different expansion rates, earned reputations that could support a business for life.
  2. One persistent problem was that changes in temperature caused the metal parts to expand and contract, throwing off the timing.
  3. Only after years of practice was an apprentice allowed to attempt the escapement itself, the delicate mechanism that regulates a clock's ticking.
  4. During this time, an apprentice first learned to cut and file simple brass gears before being trusted with any part of the escapement.
  5. A clockmaker's training traditionally began with an apprenticeship lasting several years under a master craftsman.