dynasty, the technique of block printing was very advanced. Books were 1. ________ (beautiful) printed. Even today the books 2. ________(print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors.

　　However, block printing 3. ________(be) not very convenient. Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a woodblock, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for storing the books. 4. ________ (overcome) these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years between 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one piece of clay, 5. ________ was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on 6. ________ iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink was applied to them and 7. ________(sheet) of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Sheng's invention made printing faster and 8. ________(easy) than before. Later, movable type of metal and wood was made and widely used.

　　The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian countries and Europe. The great influence printing had 9. ________the advance of civilization is too clear to need any 10. ________(explain).

Ⅳ. 短文改错

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

　　修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

　　The sentence from our teachers tell us that we shouldn't be discouraged after failures. Definitely we should keep trying with determine.

　　At the age of twelve, I get a nice bike as a birthday gift. So excited was I that I couldn't wait to try my hand at riding it. Besides, it was harder than expecting. The bike seemed too heavy for me to control and I fell off the bike over and over again. I was about to give up while my father came and encouraged me to keep going. With more practice, I found me doing better and better. Looking back, I feel I would not be able to ride bike if I had lost my heart.

　　Honest speaking, we can't avoid failing. What matters most is that we should stick to it.

Ⅴ. 书面表达

　　假定你是李华, 你与本班英国交换生Tom约好本周末一起进行语文训练, 但因故无法进行。请你给他发一封电子邮件作出解释。

　　注意:

　　1. 词数100个左右(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);

　　2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

Li Hua