Who invented the umbrella? There are many different opinions. Some people say that the people of ancient Egypt invented it. And some say Luban's wife made the 1
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in ancient China. Here is the story.
Luban (507 B.C. ~ 444 B.C.) was a most famous craftsman (工匠) in ancient China. One day, Luban and his wife were taking a walk. They 2
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the beautiful view and felt happy. 3
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it began to rain. Both of them were wet through when they got back home. Luban's wife said, "If there is something that can protect people from the rain when they are walking outdoors, it will be wonderful." Then Luban said, "That's 4
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. I will build many pavilions (亭子)." His wife replied, "That's a good idea, but pavilions are not 5
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. Is it possible to make a movable pavilion which can 6
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people?" She thought all day and all night. One day, she saw some kids playing in the rain. Each kid held a big lotus leaf (荷葉) 7
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their heads to protect themselves from getting wet. Then she came up with a great idea and made the umbrella successfully.
Since the umbrella was invented, it has become part of people's 8
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in every corner of the world. They are 9
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by people and you can see many kinds of umbrellas, such as sun umbrellas, beach umbrellas, kid umbrellas, market umbrellas and so on.
( ) 1. A. first B. useful C. cheap
( ) 2. A. recorded B. noticed C. enjoyed
()3. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Exactly
()4. A. unless B. because C. when
()5. A. easy B. special C. strange
()6. A. convenient B. private C. small
()7. A. always B. sometimes C. hardly
()8. A. over B. behind C. below
()9. A. mind B. life C. work
()10. A. bought B. improved C. protected