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    Walt Disney was b{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Chicago in 1901. He enjoyed d{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He was very poor. He drew pictures in his father's garage(车库). One day a mouse came into the garage and p{#blank#}3{#/blank#} on the floor. Disney g{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him some bread. Then the mouse came up and sat on his desk. In this way, the mouse and the poor artist(艺术家) b{#blank#}5{#/blank#} good friends. Later Disney went to Hollywood. He worked very hard b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} few(很少) people knew him.

    One day he r{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the mouse. “I will draw that mouse,” he said to himself. “I hope every child in this country will like my mouse.”

He drew many pictures of the mouse. At last he was pleased with one of his p{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. He called the mouse Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse was known all over the world(全世界). And the n{#blank#}9{#/blank#} of Walt Disney was known to many people in the world, too. Now Disneyland is the world's greatest park for c{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Chinese writing is one of the world's greatest writing systems. It is more w{#blank#}1{#/blank#}in use than alphabetic(字母的) writing systems. More than half of the world's books are written in Chinese, including historical writing and novels, along with writing on government and law.

    At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based l{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. It dates back several thousand years to the u{#blank#}3{#/blank#}of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved(刻) by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}hanzi.

    By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were d{#blank#}5{#/blank#}geographically, leading to different dialects(方言 ) and characters. This, however, c{#blank#}6{#/blank#}under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty.

    Emperor Qinshihuang united 统一) the seven major states into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. That writing system was of great i{#blank#}7{#/blank#}in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still c{#blank#}8{#/blank#}in writing. Written Chinese has also become an important method to c{#blank#}9{#/blank#}China's present with its past. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient times.

    Today, Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a g{#blank#}10{#/blank#} role in the world, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate(欣赏) China's culture through this amazing language. Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes.