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If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many would say the printing press. Others _1_ say the wheel.But even though it’s_2_whether the appearance of the printing press affected the course of history more than the wheel,the printing press _3_ within the top two or three inventions in history. _4_ the telephone, the television,the radio, and the computer,the written word was the only way to _5_ ideas to people too far away to talk with.Until the 6th or 7th century,all books had to be written _6_.Creating a book was difficult,and very few existed.Therefore,very few people read books.<br>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 a page from the block by putting _8_ on the block and pressing paper onto the ink.This _9_ is called letterpress printing.The invention of letterpress printing was a great advance in communication _10_ each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be made.Many books could now be made.Therefore,many people could read the same book.<br>1.A.might B.ought to C.had to D.should<br>2.A.variable B.agreeable C.reliable D.debatable<br>3.A.lists B.ranges C.ranks D.covers<br>4.A.Now that B.No longer C.Long before D.Since then<br>5.A.invent B.communicate C.generalize D.motivate<br>6.A.by hand B.at heart C.on foot D.in mind<br>7.A.drawing B.painting C.writing D.carving<br>8.A.chalk B.oil C.ink D.crystal<br>9.A.definition B.action C.movement D.process<br>10.A.when B.because C.although D.if


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