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綜合填空：用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（每詞限用一次） 10分

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The umbrella is a very usual object. It keeps the rain and the sun 1. the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up[折疊] so it is 2. . to carry them.

However, the umbrella has not always been as 3. .as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this 4. . .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 5. . umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas 6. .to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, 7. . wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was 8. . the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very 9. . and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you may carry 10. , thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are important people, too.

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