When people (0) began to write, they did not use an alphabet. Instead, they drew small pictures to (7) the objects they were writing about. This was very slow because there was a different picture for every word. The ancient Egyptians had a (8) of picture writing that was (9) hieroglyphics. The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 somhcientists (10) a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt. The stone had been there for over a thousand years. It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researches were finally able to understand what the hi- eroglyphics meant. An alphabet is quite different from picture writing. It (11) of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word. The Phoenicians, who lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabet. It was later improved by the Romans and this alphabet is now used (12) throughout the world. 0 A first 7 A notice A practice ☐ B early B show B manner B called B realised B includes A known 10 A discovered 11 A consists 12 A broadly ☐ B deeply C almost C appear D even D describe D system C described D referred ☐ c plan C ☐ C delivered D invented D involves D hugely C contains ☐ C widely

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