Direction: Read the following passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions(No.58 to No. 62). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words ) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could he printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge. How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries. Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. 58. What did the invention of paper mean? The invention of paper meant that more people could 58 because more books could be printed and distributed. 59. How much paper did we use for each person a year in 1900? In 1900 the world's use of paper was about 59 for each person a year. 60. Which countries use more paper for each person a year? Countries like the United States, England and 60 use more paper than other countries. 61. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? In Egypt, paper was not very commonly used before the year 61 62. Where have you learnt the most important facts of European history? We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on 62