Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty.He lived in a small（1）

village

village

/'v：l₁d?/which lies in Huanggang today.He was the world's first inventor of the printing.It is about 400 years （2）

earlier

earlier

（ early） than the printing in Germany.
    The printing is also called the movable type printing （活字印刷）.But how did it work in the（3）

past

past

/pɑ?st/？
    First of all，the clay was made into movable types.Then words were carved carefully onto（4）

them

them

（ they）.After that the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text.Next，the workers brushed ink onto the movable types.Finally the types could be used （5）

for

for

printing.They could be used again and again for different books.
    The movable type printing plays （6）

an

an

important role in Chinese culture.With the help of it，Chinese culture （7）

spread

spread

/spred/ around the world more quickly.At the same time，the movable type printing was （8）

widely

widely

（ wide） used in the world at that time.As a result，more （9）

and

and

more culture communication among countries took place.
    The movable type printing，the compass，gun powder and the paper-making are called four great（10）

inventions

inventions

（ invention） of China.They make China own a top position in the history of human civilization.