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The oil - paper umbrella has a history of over 1,000 years. There are different stories about the invention of the umbrella in
1. The most popular one has
2 to do with Lu Ban. It’s said that once he and his wife visited a famous lake. It started
3 suddenly. His wife said, “Let’s have a competition. Before sunrise tomorrow, the one who comes up with a good way to visit the lake even
4 rainy days will be the winner.” Lu Ban thought it was easy. He collected some tools and
5. Then he spent the whole night building pavilions (亭子) around the lake. He was quite proud of his work.
The next
6, when Lu Ban talked about his achievements and felt proud, his wife held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round shape. Lu Ban was
7. He found that the object, made of silk and bamboo, could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and
8 to carry. Lu Ban said, “You win. Your invention can protect us from rain better.” So the umbrella was invented.
Later, people began to use paper. It was cheaper (更便宜的) than silk and
9 people could afford (买得起) it. To make the umbrella waterproof, people brushed a kind of oil on the surface.
10 the oil - paper umbrella appeared.
(
) 1. A. America
B. China
C. England
D. France
(
) 2. A. anything
B. nothing
C. everything
D. something
(
) 3. A. raining
B. rain
C. rains
D. rainy
(
) 4. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
(
) 5. A. books
B. silk
C. materials
D. paper
(
) 6. A. morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. night
(
) 7. A. sad
B. happy
C. surprised
D. sorry
(
) 8. A. small
B. short
C. quiet
D. easy
(
) 9. A. more
B. much
C. lot
D. lots
(
) 10. A. But
B. Because
C. So
D. Or
