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  If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many wouldsay the printing press. Others _1_ say the wheel.But even though it’s_2_whetherthe appearance of the printing press affected the course of history more thanthe wheel,the printing press _3_ within the top two or three inventions inhistory. _4_ the telephone, the television,the radio, and the computer,thewritten word was the only way to _5_ ideas to people too far away to talkwith.Until the 6th or 7th century,all books had to be written _6_.Creating abook was difficult,and very few existed.Therefore,very few people readbooks.

  In the 6th and 7th centuries, the Chinese invented a way to print pages by_7_ characters and pictures on wooden,ivory,or clay blocks.They would print apage from the block by putting _8_ on the block and pressing paper onto theink.This _9_ is called letterpress printing.The invention of letterpressprinting was a great advance in communication _10_ each block could be inkedmany times and many copies of each page could be made.Many books could now bemade.Therefore,many people could read the same book.

  1.A.might B.ought to C.had to D.should

  2.A.variable B.agreeable C.reliable D.debatable

  3.A.lists B.ranges C.ranks D.covers

  4.A.Now that B.No longer C.Long before D.Since then

  5.A.invent B.communicate C.generalize D.motivate

  6.A.by hand B.at heart C.on foot D.in mind

  7.A.drawing B.painting C.writing D.carving

  8.A.chalk B.oil C.ink D.crystal

  9.A.definition B.action C.movement D.process

  10.A.when B.because C.although D.if

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1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

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