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Listen to the passage and fill in the
missing words.
M: The main reason China's ancient civilization
has continued all the way through into modern times has been the Chinese writing
system. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language, which
back several thousand years to longgu.
Symbols on animals bones and shells by ancient
Chinese people. Over the years, there was time when the
Chinese people were divided geographically, to many
varieties of dialects and characters. Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven
major states
into one unified country,making the Chinese
writing system begin to in uniting the develop in one direction. It was of
great Chinese people and culture. People in modern times can
read the classic written by Chinese in ancient
Nowadays, Chinese calligraphy has, become an important part of Chinese culture.
As China plays a greater role in affairs, a large number of
international students are beginning to appreciate China's culture and history
through this language.