It ______hot so far this summer. It is reported that it will still be hot in the comin

(42)Nobody knows who first invented it but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese,way back in the eleventh century B C.We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade.

(43) And there was a strange thing connected with its use--it became a symbol of honor and authority.In the Far East in ancient times,the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal people or by those in high office.n Europe,the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.And the umbrella was in commonly use in ancient Greece.

(44) But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.Duringthe Middle Ages,the use of the umbrella practically disappeared.Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.And again it became a symbol of power and authority. Umbrellas have hot changed much in style. during all this time,though they have become much lighter in weight.

(45) It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women ’s umbrellas began to made in a variety of colors.

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A.such hot weather that

B.a hot enough weather so that

C.a very hot weather so that

D.so hot a weather that

A.It was so

B.So was it

C.So it was

D.So it did

A、So it is

B、So is it

C、So it does

D、So does it

A.courses

B.plates

C.foods

D.dishes

A.every so often

B.every how

C.each so often

D.each now and again

A.To be allowed, no, invited, into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter worm wood fora cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist.

B.It is a far, far better thing that l do, than l have ever done.

C.part of the problem is that women in America are much more brainwashed and content with their roles as second-class citizens than blacks ever were.

D.I have done the work--while man reaped the rewards,which is almost invariably the lot of women in politics

A、much

B、too

C、so

D、such

A.open

B.opening

C.opens

D.opened