Here，we will look at four important things that the Chinese invented first，besides the Four Great Inventions.
   Noodles
   While Italians have long said that they were the ones who invented the noodle，the fact that archaeologists（考古學(xué)家） have found noodles in China，In 2005，a bowl of yellow noodles was found in Lajia，in northwestern China.
   It is said this bowl of noodles was buried（埋） about 4，000 years ago，while the kind of grain（谷物） used in this type of noodle had been grown in China for about 7，000 years.
   Crossbow（弩）
   The crossbow was invented during the Warring States period，which began around 2，600 years ago.Crossbows were valued because they were easy to use.The Chinese even took it a step further around A．D．200，when a great man called Zhuge Liang created a "Repeating" crossbow.
   Banknotes（鈔票）
   Not long after coming up with a useful printing press，the Chinese invented banknotes.Banknotes began to appear in China in the 700s，as inflation and devaluation（通貨膨脹和貶值） made Chinese gold coins annoying to use when trading.So they turned those coins into banknotes.
   Alcohol（酒精）
   Of course，alcohol was first invented in China，nearly nine thousand years ago，as far as we can tell.In the late 1990s，archaeologists discovered pieces of broken clay bottle in Northern China which had some strange remains on them.After further examination，the remains were regarded as history's first wine.

（1）Which one of the four inventions was made to exchange？

C

C

A．Noodles.
B．Crossbow.
C．Banknotes.
D．Alcohol.
（2）The crossbow was valued because of

A

A

.
A．its easy use
B．its great inventor
C．its low price
D．its great power
（3）Which one would be TRUE if you lived in China 8，000 years ago？

D

D

A．You could enjoy a bowl of noodles.
B．You could use a crossbow to fight the enemy.
C．You could pay for something with banknotes.
D．You could have a drink with your friends.