Question

 

If you are 1. for a symbol of Britain, only one thing 2. the test-the umbrella. In London, even 3. the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混亂). Trains 4., drains block, and buses 5.down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.

So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort 6. out. No one will ever leave home 7. his umbrella.

An umbrella has8.of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella 9. a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be10.using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防衛武器).

 

Answer 1

1.looking

2.passes

3.when

4.stop

5.break

6.themselves

7.without

8.hundreds

9.as

10.played

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了英國因為天氣多變所以沒有人不會在出門時不帶雨傘。而且雨傘有多種用法，除了防雨，還能當作手杖，球拍等來用。

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考點：國外文化類短文。