Question

Wood- block (木版) printing was invented sometime between the 4th and the 7th century in China. The earliest book that we have was _______ in 868 and was discovered in a Dunhuang cave. Wood-block printing took a long time because a new block was needed for every _______ in a book. By the 11th century printed books appeared all over China. They _______ books of Confucius’ thoughts, dictionaries, and books on maths. In 1340, books could be printed using two _______, black and red.

Although the Chinese learnt about printing so _______, printing was not introduced into other parts of the world for hundreds of years. It is thought that when the great Italian traveler Marco Polo _______ China in the 13th century, he saw printed books. It is possible that Marco Polo brought that _______ to Europe. But printed books did not come to Europe _______ 1450 when a German called Johann Gutenberg invented a printing machine. Twenty-four years _______, in 1474, an Englishman called William Caxton printed the ________ printed book in English. His second book was about the game of chess. Caxton printed about a hundred books, and some can still be seen today in museums.

1.A.bought B.printed C.called D.return

2.A.page B.letter C.paper D.band

3.A.marked B.added C.included D.placed

4.A.types B.factories C.tastes D.colours

5.A.new B.early C.young D.slow

6.A.stored B.controlled C.visited D.wrote

7.A.tool B.machine C.book D.technology

8.A.until B.while C.after D.since

9.A.forward B.later C.back D.ago

10.A.same B.exciting C.first D.last

Answer 1