Cloze12(2013辽宁沈阳)Doyouknowthathumanshavebeencleaningtheirteethforover7000years?AccordingtotheBBC.theAncientEgyptiansusedatypeoftoothpaste(牙膏).1itisbelievedthattheEgyp?tiansusedafinger2

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Cloze12(2013 辽宁沈阳) 

      Do you know that humans have been cleaning their teeth for over 7 000 years? According to the BBC. the Ancient Egyptians used a type of toothpaste (牙膏) .1  it is believed that the Egyp?tians used a finger 2   a toothbrush to clean their teeth. Chinese people may have 3  the first toothbrush around 1 600 BC.

     Your toothbrush however may have also become 4   .Because it is now possible to clean our teeth 5  using our hands!

     Two Canadians Adel Elseri and Said Fayad have invented 6  called T2T or “tongue-to-teeth”.Elseri says he came up with the idea 7  he was driving home after a long day at work. His 8   is a toothbrush that goes onto your tongue (舌) . T2T has special edges (边缘) and toothpaste.So just 9  your tongue over your teeth and it cleans your teeth just like a toothbrush 10  !It will make your breath fresh too.

      Elseri and Fayad made this hand-free toothbrush because they believed it was a 11   way for someone to brush their teeth. But people can only use the T2T 12  Would you use the tongue-to-teeth? The Huffington Post in the US 13   readers what they thought.Sixty-one percent said that they would use it while only thirty-nine percent said they 14  . Person- ally think I'm going to stick to (坚持用) the 15  !

   1.A. So   B. Then   C. But   D. Or

   2.A. instead of   B. because of   C. more than   D. less than

   3.A. discovered   B. developed   C. built   D. invented

   4.A. science   B. history   C. problem   D. secret

   5.A. by   B. from   C. without   D. for

   6.A. nothing   B. everything   C. anything   D. something

   7.A. until   B. when   C. since   D. though

   8.A. idea   B. story   C. word   D. plan

   9. A. hold   B. pull   C. move   D. check

   10.A. is   B. does   C. was   D. did

   11.A. healthier   B. easier   C. harder   D. longer

   12.A. again   B. soon   C. once   D. already

   13.A. told   B. asked   C. warned   D. advised

   14.A. shouldn't   B. should   C. wouldn’t   D. would

   15.A. finger   B. toothbrush   C. mouth   D. tongue

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. B