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In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice-bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea, ____56____ 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 ____57____ (make) of gold and silver with Chinese characters. Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal ____58____ (create) special design.

The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, ____59____ (use) twigs(树枝) to remove it. Over time, ____60____ 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 ____61____ (gradual) turned into chopsticks.

Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, ____62____ lived from roughly 551 to 479 B.C., influenced the ____63____ (develop) of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killings and ____64____ (be) too violent for use at the table.

Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat ____65____ their hands.

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51. and       52. be made      53. to create         54. using         55. as/when  

56. gradually              58. development    59. were        60. with

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