Read the text about the origins of paper making. In each pair of sentences below, decide which one is the reason and which one is the consequence according to the text. The ancient Egyptians started using a paper-like substance nearly 4,000 years ago. By weaving together the reeds of papyrus plants into mats, and then pounding them, they produced a thin, tough sheet for writing on. This product was called papyrus, and our English word "paper" has its origin in that Egyptian name. Before papyrus, people used clay tablets, stones, wooden boards, cloths, animal skins, metal tablets, and even leaves to write on. The Chinese invented the first true paper about 2,000 years ago. Their paper was made from watery paste of ground-up mulberry bark, hemp, and cloth rags. They pressed this paste to remove the water, then sun-dried the resulting mat of compacted fibres to make a sheet of paper. It wasn't until an invading army captured a Chinese paper mill 600 years later that the papermaking process was carried west to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. A. English-speaking people use the word "paper" nowadays. Egyptians called their paper-like material papyrus. B. The Chinese papermaking technology spread to the West. A military group occupied a place where paper was produced.

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Read the text about the origins of paper making. In each pair of sentences below, decide which one is the reason and which one is the consequence according to the text.

The ancient Egyptians started using a paper-like substance nearly 4,000 years ago. By weaving together the reeds of papyrus plants into mats, and then pounding them, they produced a thin, tough sheet for writing on. This product was called papyrus, and our English word "paper" has its origin in that Egyptian name. Before papyrus, people used clay tablets, stones, wooden boards, cloths, animal skins, metal tablets, and even leaves to write on.

The Chinese invented the first true paper about 2,000 years ago. Their paper was made from watery paste of ground-up mulberry bark, hemp, and cloth rags. They pressed this paste to remove the water, then sun-dried the resulting mat of compacted fibres to make a sheet of paper. It wasn't until an invading army captured a Chinese paper mill 600 years later that the papermaking process was carried west to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

Choose the correct option.

English-speaking people use the word "paper" nowadays. [Reason |Consequence]

Egyptians called their paper-like material papyrus. [Reason |Consequence]

The Chinese papermaking technology spread to the West. [Reason |Consequence]

A military group occupied a place where paper was produced. [Reason |Consequence]

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