Question

The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the _____ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is _____ to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as _____ as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrella in this _____. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or important person.

Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the world began to_____umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had the more than 3000 years ago. From there, umbrellas_____ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, _____wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was_____, the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather is very _____and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you _____one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them , you’ll feel you are important people, too.

1.A. rain B. cloud C. air D. water

2.A. lovely B. cheap C. hard D. easy

3.A. light B. heavy C. common D. special

4.A. way B. size C. reason D. place

5.A. discover B. use C. examine D. discuss

6.A. walked B. traveled C. rode D. flew

7.A. children B. parents C. men D. women

8.A. probably B. already C. suddenly D. immediately

9.A. sunny B. rainy C. A. snowy D. windy

10.A. sell B. return C. borrow D. carry

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