The umbrella is not a new invention. The Chinese 11 umbrellas in the
eleventh century B.C. 12 China they traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt.
But in Greece and Rome, men 13 use them. They believed umbrellas were 14 for women.
When the Spanish explorers went to Mexico, they saw the Aztec kings 15
umbrellas. English explorers found out that Indian princes also carried
umbrellas on the east coast of North America. It 16 that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times.
England was probably the first country in Europe 17 ordinary people used umbrellas 18 the rain. England has a rainy climate, and umbrellas are
very useful there.
The umbrella is now a very ordinary 19 . Everybody uses it today. It keeps the rain and the sun off people. Some umbrellas fold up, 20 it is easy to
carry them.
【題組】14. (A) likely (B) only (C) nearly (D) possibly
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