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ThoughchopsticksareusedinmanyAsiancountries.theyhavetheirbeginningsinChina.ChinesehistorysaysthattheChinesehadchopsticksasfarastheXiaDynasty(朝代)(about4000yearsago)IntheSpringandAutumnperiod(时期)copperandironchopsticksappeared.WiththeHanDynastylacquered(上漆)chopstickscamefollowedbygoldandsilverchopsticksstilllater.Todaywehavechopsticksmadeofplastics.Themostexpensivearemadeofpartoftusksofelephantsandhardgreenstone.

ChopstickstellChinesetraditionintheirway.Inancient(古代的)timestherichusedhardgreenstoneorgoldchopstickstoshowtheirwealth(富有).Inhistorymanykingsusedsilverchopstickstotaketheirfoodtoseeifitwaspoisonous(有毒的).Itwassaidthatifitwasthesilverchopstickswouldturncolour.Chopsticksaretraditionallygiventoadaughterwhenshemarriestoshowthattheyshouldhaveasonverysoonfor“Chopsticks”inChineseispronouncedlike“quickason”!

ThoughchopsticksfromHangzhouwoodenchopsticksfromShanyangofShanxiProvinceandBeijing'schopsticksarewell-known.

Manywesternersbusinessmentouristsputaside(一边)theirknivesandforksinfavour(喜爱)ofchopsticksinChina

ChopsticksappearedintheoldChinesestory:anoldmanteacheshissonsalessonbyshowinghowhecouldeasilybreakasinglechopstickbutnotanumberofthem.InChinachopsticksareconnectedwithgoodluck.Soonthecountry'sNewYear'sEvemanyfamilieswilllayoutnewchopsticksatdinnersasawayofmakingrequestsforluck.

(1)Chopstickshavetheirbeginningsin________.

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A．China

B.manyAsiancountries

C.Africancountries

D.allovertheworld

(2)Chopsticksandironchopsticksappearedin________.

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A．theXiaDynasty

B.theSpringatAutumnperiod

C.theHanDynasty

D.theTangDynasty

(3)Thehistoryofchopstickscantellus________.

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A.somethingaboutChinesefood

B.nothingbuthowmanykindsofchopsticksareusedinChina

C.aboutthelivesofChinesekings

D.muchaboutChinesewayoflifeinthepast

(4)ManyWesternersinChinaliketouse_____