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The simplest way of putting an idea down on paper is to draw a picture. That was__1__ men first began to write, six thousand years ago or more. All __2__ scripts (文字) have been developed from picture-writing of __3__ sort. The English alphabet we now use __4__ to us over a long period of time from the __5__ of ancient Egypt.
Picture-writing, called hieroglyphics (象形文字), could be used to express __6__ as well as objects. __7__, a drawing of a man would ___8__ the object “man”. While __9___ of a man lying on the ground __10__ a spear in him would mean the idea “death”. Later, some drawings came to stand for sounds as well. __11__ in Egyptian hieroglyphics the __12__ of a house stood ___13__ for the object “house” and for the sound “pr”, __14__ in spoken Egyptian meant “house”.
___15___ the Egyptians, the Chinese and the American Indians also developed their own kinds of picture-writing. However, with picture-writing, only __16__ much could be said. Much more __17__ to be left unsaid. It would have ___18__ hundreds of thousands of pictures to express ___19__ people wanted to express __20__ a person could ever hope to learn in a lifetime.
1: A: when B: why C: what D: how
2: A: ancient B: modern C: past D: future
3: A: every B: another C: some D: any
4: A: comes B: was coming C: came D: has come
5: A: art B: picture-writing C: buildings D: picture-drawing
6: A: ideas B: stories C: subjects D: things
7: A: At least B: By the way C: Indeed D: For example
8: A: mean B: show C: take D: have
9: A: that B: body C: sight D: such
10: A: with B: taking C: without D: striking
11: A: However B: Although C: Thus D: Even
12: A: building B: drawing C: idea D: plan
13: A: both B: either C: also D: only
14: A: what B: which C: as D: so
15: A: Together with B: Except C: Such as D: Besides
16: A: not B: very C: so D: too
17: A: was B: had C: happened D: supposed
18: A: drawn B: used C: done D: taken
19: A: those B: other C: all that D: many
20: A: just enough for B: many more than
C: much less than D: as much as
1-5:DBCDB
6-10:ADAAA
11-15:CBABD
16-20:CBDCB
