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　　In much of Asia，especially the so－called “rice bowl” cultures of China，Japan，Korea，__1__Vietnam，food is usually eaten with chopsticks.

　　Chopsticks are usually two long，thin pieces of wood or bamboo.They can also be made of plastic，animal bone or metal.Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic.Truly elegant chopsticks might__2__(make)of gold and silver with Chinese characters.Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal __3__(create)special designs.

　　The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years.People probably cooked their food in large pots, __4__(use)twigs(树枝)to remove it.Over time__5__the population grew，people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly.

　　Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which__6__(gradual)turned into chopsticks.

　　Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius，__7__lived from roughly 551 to 479 B．C.，influenced the__8__(develop)of chopsticks.Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and __9__(be)too violent for use at the table.

　　Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia.In India，for example，most people traditionally eat __10__their hands.

　　【语篇导读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了亚洲一些国家中的吃饭工具筷子。

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