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    Mr. Black is American, but he is in Canada now. He is a tall man with funny glasses. He works in a big city but lives in a town far away. He lives on the twentieth floor of a building. Every morning he gets up early. Then he gets into the lift and it takes him down to the first floor. He runs to the bus stop and catches the early bus. It usually takes him about two hours to get to the factory by bus. Then he gets off the bus and walks into the workshop(车间) quickly. He starts his work at eight in the morning.

下列说法正确的是（）

为探究草履虫对刺激的反应，小明制作了如图的临时装片，显微镜下观察到草履虫(　　)

Chinese chess has a history of more than 2, 000 years. Today it still interests _______ the young _______ the old.

依次填入下列句中划线处的词语，最恰当的一项是（    ）

①从此，小说便发展成为文学创作了，但作为史的志怪志人传统也并没有 ____________。

②话本是民间“说话”艺术的底本，它是经过说书艺术的千锤百炼才产生、___________的。

③中国的小说是来自民间的，是人民群众思想、愿望以及生活实际的 ___________________。