From Hobby to Job
Yesterday at the Minnesota Fashion Week， the 15﹣year﹣old designer（设计者）Rachel amazed the fashion world when she showed her clothes for the first time． （1） agreed that they looked fantastic．
Rachel taught herself to make clothes when she was just 7．"I didn't like my own clothes and wanted to（2） ，so I usually added things﹣like pockets or ties．My Mom used to get a bit（3） about all the scissors and pins lying around，" laughed Rachel．Then one year，she decided to have a summer （4） at a fashion and design school，where she learned many skills from her teacher Joan．When Rachel was 12， Joan invited a few teenagers to （5） her at the famous Toronto Fashion Week． "I loved it，" said Rachel． "It was just （6） and I knew that I wanted to be there． "
At the Minnesota Fashion Week， Rachel looked （7） beautiful in her smart jacket with a decoration（装饰）of a small blue butterfly on it． People at the event were （8） her skill and designs． "I did all my work on the clothes after dinner， （9） I always had a busy timetable at school and much homework as well． But it was worth it． " Rachel felt proud．
Rachel sold all of her works and the （10） went to a local children's hospital． "I know that the hospital needs it to make the children's stay as comfortable as possible，" she said．
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（1）A． Someone |
B． Everyone |
C． No one |
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（2）A． take notes |
B． do researches |
C． make changes |
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（3）A． worried |
B． excited |
C． disappointed |
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（4）A． course |
B． vacation |
C． sport |
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（5）A． satisfy |
B． join |
C． direct |
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（6）A． simple |
B． strange |
C． amazing |
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（7）A． especially |
B． probably |
C． normally |
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（8）A． improving |
B． admiring |
C． developing |
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（9）A． as |
B． when |
C． unless |
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（10）A． jacket |
B． decoration |
C． money |
Before paper was invented，people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo，
（1） /sɪlk/，animal hide，and wooden blocks．Writing materials were （2） （real）expensive and few people learned to read．Therefore，few people wrote．This all changed，thanks （3） a man named Cai Lun．
Paper had already existed（存在）in China，but the process for （4） （produce）it was difficult and the paper was of low quality．Cai Lun began experimenting（试验）with many different materials and different （5） （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 was （6） （strong）and cheaper than any paper that had been made before．
With Cai Lun's papermaking method，Chinese culture （7） /gru：/ more rapidly over the next several centuries．That's because ideas were much easier to share （8） more people learned to read．The use of paper spread abroad，helping （9） /'ʌðə/ cultures record and spread their ideas．Today，Cai Lun is considered a national hero in China．But
（10） whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever．
so…that
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wonderful，travel
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like，new
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