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Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard,
1 it can also be soft. Stones
have many uses.
In some
2 , artists carve (雕刻) beautiful things out of soft stones, because they
can be shaped easily. In ancient times, people carved
3 persons or animals out of soft
stones, which could be carried along with. While in some European countries, statues (雕塑)
are carved
4 hard stones and they do not change easily. In summer, the hot sun
5 on
these statues and in winter the snow falls on them, but they
6 remain beautiful.
Stone is strong and long-lasting. So, it is
7 enough for building. A house built of
stone does not catch fire as easily as
8 made of wood. Some stones are coloured, so they
make the
9 look wonderful. People can also get a fire with stones. Besides, some kinds
of stones can be used to
10 jewellery (珠宝). We've found stones are really amazing.
( )1. A. and
( )2. A. countries
( )3. A. young
( )4. A. into
( )5. A. shines
( )6. A. even
( )7. A. good
( )8. A. this
( )9. A. stones
( )10. A. find |
B. but
B. cities
B. old
B. of
B. drops
B. still
B. big
B. none
B. buildings
B. sell |
C. or
C. factories
C. small
C. for
C. puts
C. never
C. long
C. one
C. fire
C. buy |
D. so
D. parks
D. big
D. from
D. fits
D. often
D. old
D. it
D. wood
D. make |