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ministry of higher education, science and innovation of the republic of uzbekistan university of economics and pedagogy assignment in reading and writing by tursunov savlatbek, 1st-year student, group 120 project work theme:reading and its types done:tursunov savlatbek checked:ruziyeva sitora samarkand 2025 reading 1 reading passage you should spend about 20 minutes on questions 1-13, which are based on reading passage 1 below. the story of silk the history of the world's most luxurious fabric, from ancient china to the present day silk is a fine, smooth material produced from the cocoons - soft protective shells - that are made by mulberry silkworms (insect larvae). legend has it that it was lei tzu, wife of the yellow emperor, ruler of china in about 3000 bc, who discovered silkworms. one account of the story goes that as she was taking a walk in her husband's gardens, she discovered that silkworms were responsible …

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(1644-1911 ad), even peasants, the lowest caste, were also entitled to wear silk. sometime during the han dynasty (206 bc-220 ad), silk was so prized that it was also used as a unit of currency. government officials were paid their salary in silk, and farmers paid their taxes in grain and silk. silk was also used as diplomatic gifts by the emperor. fishing lines, bowstrings, musical instruments and paper were all made using silk the earliest indication of silk paper being used was discovered in the tomb of a noble who is estimated to have died around 168ad. demand for this exotic fabric eventually created the lucrative trade route now known as the silk road, taking silk westward and bringing gold, silver and wool to the east. it was named the silk road after its most precious commodity, which was considered to be worth more than gold. the silk road …

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eventh century, the arabs conquered persia, capturing their magnificent silks in the process. silk production thus spread through africa, sicily and spain as the arabs swept through these lands. andalusia in southern spain was europe's main silkproducing centre in the tenth century. by the thirteenth century, however, italy had become europe's leader in silk production and export. venetian merchants traded extensively in silk and encouraged silk growers to settle in italy. even now, silk processed in the province of como in northern italy eajoys an esteemed reputation. the nineteenth century and industrialisation saw the downfall of the european silk industry. cheaper japanese silk, trade in which was greatly facilitated by the opening of the suez canal, was one of the many factors driving the trend. then in the twentieth century, new manmade fibres, such as nylon, started to be used in what had traditionally been silk products, such as stockings …

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bres · only 3 ...................... were allowed to produce silk · only 4 ...................... were allowed to wear silk • silk used as a form of 5 ..................... . e.g. farmers' taxes consisted partly of silk silk used for many purposes e.g. evidence found of 6 ...................... made from silk around 168 ad silk reaches rest of world • merchants use silk road to take silk westward and bring back 7 ...................... and precious metals • 550 ad: 8 ...................... hide silkworm eggs in canes and take them to constantinople • silk production spreads across middle east and europe • 20th century: 9 ...................... and other manmade fibres cause decline in silk production questions 10-13 do the following statements agree with the information in reading passage 1? in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet, write true if the statement agrees with the information false if the statement contradicts the information …

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h e example paragraph f answer ix the rocket - from east to west a the concept of the rocket, or rather the mechanism behind the idea of propelling an object into the air, has been around for well over two thousand years. however, it wasn’t until the discovery of the reaction principle, which was the key to space travel and so represents one of the great milestones in the history of scientific thought, that rocket technology was able to develop. not only did it solve a problem that had intrigued man for ages, but, more importantly, it literally opened the door to exploration of the universe. b an intellectual breakthrough, brilliant though it may be, does not automatically ensure that the transition is made from theory to practice. despite the fact that rockets had been used sporadically for several hundred years, they remained a relatively minor artefact of civilisation …

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ministry of higher education, science and innovation of the republic of uzbekistan university of economics and pedagogy assignment in reading and writing by tursunov savlatbek, 1st-year student, group 120 project work theme:reading and its types done:tursunov savlatbek checked:ruziyeva sitora samarkand 2025 reading 1 reading passage you should spend about 20 minutes on questions 1-13, which are based on reading passage 1 below. the story of silk the history of the world's most luxurious fabric, from ancient china to the present day silk is a fine, smooth material produced from the cocoons - soft protective shells - that are made by mulberry silkworms (insect larvae). legend has it that it was lei tzu, wife of the yellow emperor, ruler of china …

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