综合填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空（每词限用一次）  10分

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The umbrella is a very usual object. It keeps the rain and the sun  the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up[折叠] so it is    . to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as   .as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this    . .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  . umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000 years ago. From there, umbrellas   .to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, . wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. England was   . the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very   . and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you may carry , thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are important people, too.