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21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. BDo you know that humans have been cleaning their teeth for over 7,000 years?你知道吗？人类在七千多年前就开始清洁牙齿了。 According to the BBC, the Ancient Egyptians used a type of toothpaste (牙膏).根据BBC所说，古埃及人就曾使用过一种类似牙膏的东西。 ___21____ it is believed that the Egyptians used a finger ____22____ a toothbrush to clean their teeth .但是人们认为，古埃及人清洁牙齿时使用的并不是牙刷，而是手指。Chinese people may have ____23____ the first toothbrush around 1,600 BC.中国人可能是在公元前1600年左右发明了第一支牙刷。 Your toothbrush, however, may have also become____24___ .Because it is now possible to clean our teeth ___25___ using our hands! 你现在的牙刷，其实也有可能成为历史。因为现在不用手就清洁牙齿已经成为可能。Two Canadians, Adel Elseri and Said Fayad, have invented___26____ called T2T or "tongue-to-teeth" Elseri says he came up with the idea___27____ he was driving home after a long day at work两位加拿大人， Adel Elseri和Said Fayad 已经发明了一种名叫“ T2T” （舌头到牙齿）的东西。Elseri说，有一天他在工作了一整天之后，开车回家的路上，想出了这个主意。His___28___ is a toothbrush that goes onto your tongue(舌) T2T has special edges (边缘) and toothpaste .他的这个主意就是一个装在人们舌头上的牙刷， 这个牙刷有特别的边缘和牙膏。So just ___29____your tongue over your teeth and it cleans your teeth just like a toothbrush在你的牙齿上方移动你的舌头，它就会像牙刷一样清洁你的牙齿。It will make your breath fresh too 它还能清新口气。Elseri and Fayad made this hand-free toothbrush because they believed it was a __31___way for someone to brush their teeth.Elseri and Fayad 制作出这个不用手的牙刷是因为他们相信这对某些人来说，会使刷牙变得更容易。 But people can only use the T2T ___32____. 但是T2T只能使用一次。Would you use the tongue-to-teeth? 你会愿意使用 T2T吗？The Huffington Post in the US ___33____ readers what they thought. 美国赫芬顿邮报就此询问了读者的看法。Sixty-one percent said that they would use it while only thirty-nine percent said they ___34____. 百分之六十一的读者表示他们愿意使用，只有百分之三十九的人说他们不会使用。Personally I think I'm going to stick to(坚持用) the ___35____.我个人认为，我还是会坚持使用牙刷的。