According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements about William Smith is NOT tru

According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements about William Smith is NOT true？

A．Smith learned surveying by reading and by apprenticing for a local surveyor.

B．Smith"s family lived in a small English town and possessed little wealth,

C．Smith learned about fossils from books he borrowed from his uncle.

D．Smith eventually left his village to work on the excavation of an English canal.

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