Question 4. Read the following passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to answer each of the following questions. The umbrella is a very ordinary object. It keeps the rain and the sun off people. Most umbrellas fold up, so it is easy to carry them. However, the umbrella did not begin life as an ordinary object. It was a sign of royalty or importance. Some African tribes still use the umbrella in this way today. Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or an important person. Umbrellas are very old. The Chinese had them in the 11th century. From there, umbrellas traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, men wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women. When the Spanish explorers went to Mexico, they saw the Aztec kings using umbrellas. English explorers saw Native American princes carrying umbrellas on the east coast of North America. It seems that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times. Trang 9/9 England was probably the first country in Europe where ordinary people used umbrellas against the rain. England has a rainy climate, and umbrellas are very useful there. Everybody uses umbrellas today.
1. According to the passage, umbrellas have been used for __________.
A. the rain      B. the sun       C. a sign of a great person     D. the rain, the sun and a sign of a great person
2. A great person walks __________ someone with an umbrella.
A. beside         B. behind        C. in front of          D. in the back of
3. India and Persia learned about umbrellas from __________.
A. Aztecs         B. Egypt            C. China               D. Spanish explorers
4. English people started using umbrellas because they have __________.
A. royalty           B. a rainy climate          C. too much sun          D. great men and women