History of Paper

1. Histoy of Paper

Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 1. A. think

• B. thinking

• C. thinks

2. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 2. A. or

• B. so

• C. but

3. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 3. A. uses

• B. used

• C. using

4. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 4. A. some

• B. any

• C. much

5. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 5. A. that

• B. these

• C. this

6. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 6. A. he

• B. they

• C. it

7. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 7. A. late

• B. latest

• C. later

8. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 8. A. their

• B. our

• C. your

9. Since the beginning of writing, people tried to (1) _____of something easy and cheap to write on, (2) ______ it took 3000 years until the Chinese people mede paper.

Only one thousand years afterwards, people were (3) ______ paper all over Europe and Asia. In the 8 th century, the Arabs and Chinese were enemies, and the Arabs captured (4) _____ Chinese men. Many of (5) ______ men knew to make paper and (6) ______ explained it to the Arabs as the Price to be able to go home.

Almost eight centuries (7) _______ Europeans began to make (8) ______ own paper. At time, the people in the country of the Aztecs (9) _____ the way to make paper too; while the Chinese people were already famous for paper kites and toilet paper!

• 9. A. find

• B. finding

• C. found