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material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated
because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press,
paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.
How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question
quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person
a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a
year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other
countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In
Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The
Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment
for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of
certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history
from records that were kept on parchment. (208words)
21. What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”? ____________
A. The skin of young animals.
B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.
C. The paper used by European countries.
D. The paper of Egypt.
22. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper?
____________
A. More jobs could be provided than before.
B. More people could be educated than before.
C. More books could be printed and distributed.
D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.
23. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ____________
A. Around 1400. B. Around 1900. C. Around 400. D. Around 900.
24. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year?
____________
A. China B. Sweden C. Egypt D. Japan
25. What is the main idea of this short talk? ____________
A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.
B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.
C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.
D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.
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26. When the railway is completed, we ______ get to town much easily.
A. must B. would C. are able to D. will be able to
27. You ______ buy some reference books when you go to college.
A. could B. will have to C. must to D. might
28. He didn’t pass the final examination. He ______ it.
A. must have prepared for B. ought to prepare for