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The Difficult Search for American Products in the US
If you go to another country， what kinds of things would you buy？ Would you buy a camera in Japan， some beautiful clothes in France，（1） a watch in Switzerland？ No（2） what you may buy，you might think those products were made in those countries．（3） ， you could be wrong． Kang Jian is a 17﹣year﹣old student from Shanghai． Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco． He found it （4） that so many products in the localshops were made in China．"I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin， but even （5） most of the toys were American brands， they were made in China．"
Toys are not the only things made in China． "I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes，" he explains． "But I had to visit five or six stores before（6） a pair made in America!" He realized that Americans can（7） avoid buying products made in China． "In fact，" he continues，"there （8） many other things there made in China﹣footballs，handbags， pet food，mobile phones． Even American （9） are made in China!" Kang Jian thinks it′s great that China is so good at making these everyday things． However， he hopes that in the future China will also get （10） at making high﹣technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world．
"Just because you can't see something，that doesn't mean it's not there．"This old saying is quite meaningful for British sculptor（雕刻家） Willard．The items he creates are so small that most of them fit on the head of a pin．You can see them clearly only through a microscope（显微镜）．
Many people want to own his art pieces．He's been honoured by the Queen of England for his great art achievements．At every one of his exhibitions，the question is always the same．How does he do it？
The answer is very，very carefully．So carefully，in fact，that he actually slows his breathing down and works in between breaths．Willard usually works under a microscope using special tools that he creates．To paint his works，he uses the hair from a fly as a paintbrush．
Creating these detailed works is a very long and difficult process，and itisn't always enjoyable．"It is a terrible dream when I start but a nice dream when I finish，" he says．A single item can take at least several weeks to complete．
People have asked Willard why he chose to do something that needed effort and took time．His interest in creating small things began when he was five．He started creating houses and playgrounds for ants．Willard was not a strong student．He had difficulty in reading and spelling words．Some kids used to call him a loser． This made him feel small，so focusing on lite things helped him to feel big．The smaller his work got，the bigger he felt．A newspaper reporter said， "Willard has shown the world that he is special．Though_______ ， he___________．"
（1）Are Willard's art pieces big or small in size？
（2）When people visit Willard's exhibitions，what question do they always ask？ _______
（3）What does Willard use to make a paintbrush？
（4）What does the underlined word itin paragraph 4 refer to？
（5）Why did Willard choose to do something that needed effort and took time？
（6）What can be filled in the blanks in the last paragraph？
Sitting in front of the screen for too long is ．It's bad for your eyes．（healthy）
Thanks to the of the smart phone，it's convenient to take photos anytime．（invent）
If you red and yellow，what colour will you get？（mixture）
On days，leaves fall on the ground and the road looks beautiful．（wind）