题型：语法填空（语篇） 题类：常考题 难易度：困难
河北省唐山一中2019届高三上学期英语期中考试试卷
Qiang Shuping was so busy making cloth shoes she didn't even rest during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The woman from Baipu County, Jiangsu Province, (make) shoes since she was 19 years old, and this year marks her 31st year making cloth shoes.
She spends the entire day in her tiny studio, which measures less than 10 square meters altogether, filled with cloth shoes in (vary) stages of completion.
Nowadays, many stores make cloth shoes (use) machines, but Qiang sticks to the technique of making shoes entirely hand. She says the shoes (produce) by the machine are not of the same quality as handmade ones. The handmade cloth shoes are more durable and comfortable, (soft), and absorb sweat better.
Some people buy cloth shoes out of nostalgia(怀旧), while trust their quality. Making shoes isn't profitable job, but Qiang still insists as she wants to preserve the craft and pass it down to the younger generation.
Handmade cloth shoes are also called qiancengdi (shoes with a thousand layers), can date back to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. In 2009, the making technique of qiancengdi was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage.
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