学进去

Before  paper  was  invented,  people  wrote  or  drew  on  materials  such   as  bamboo,1． [sɪlk], animal hide, and wooden blocks. Writing materials were2．(real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks3．an man named Cai Lun.

Paper had already existed (存在) in China , but the process for4．(produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting ( 试 验 ) with many different materials and different5．(method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it from tree bark, bamboo, cloth rags, and fishing nets. His paper was6．(strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.

With Cai Lun’s papermaking method, Chinese culture7．[ɡruː] more rapidly over the next several centuries. That’s because ideas were much easier to share8．more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping9．['ʌðə] cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China. But10．whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.