【InmuchofAsia，especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina，Japan，Korea，（41）___Vietnam，foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks．Chopsticksareusuallytwolong，thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo．Theycanalsobemadeofp】

　　InmuchofAsia，especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina，Japan，Korea，（41）___Vietnam，foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks．

　　Chopsticksareusuallytwolong，thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo．Theycanalsobemadeofplastic，animalboneormetal．Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic．Trulyelegantchopsticksmight（42）___（make）ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters．Skilledworkersalsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal（43）___（create）specialdesigns．

　　TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears．Peopleprobablycookedtheirroodinlargepots，（44）___（use）twigs（树枝）toremoveit．Overtime，（45）___thepopulationgrew，peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly．

　　Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich（46）___（gradual）turnedintochopsticks．

　　SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius，（47）___livedfromroughly551to479B．C．，influencedthe（48）___（develop）ofchopsticks．Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand（49）___（be）tooviolentforuseatthetable．

　　ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia．InIndia，forexample，mostpeopletraditionallyeat（50）___theirhands．