完形填空When it rains, we often use an umbrella. When the sun shines brightly in summer, we often use an umbrella. But do you know 1 the umbrella was invented? It is said that the umbrella was made by Lu Ban and his wife over two thousand 2 ago.
Lu Ban was a famous carpenter(木匠). He 3 went out to work. One morning, when Lu Ban's wife was 4 her way to take the lunch to her husband, it was raining harder and harder, and she had to enter a small 5 nearby. She thought, " How wonderful it will be if the small temple(寺院) can move with me!"
As soon as it stopped 6 , she left the temple and walked on. After a while, it began to rain again. She 7 , but there was no house nearby. She had to lift her 8 to stop the rain from dropping to her head and her clothes. She held the handle(把手) of the basket and walked in the rain. She found the basket looked like a light small moving 9 .
Suddenly she had an idea, "I'll 10 a small, light, moveable house, then I can take it with me when I am away from my house. "
As soon as she 11 home, she began to make"a moveable house" with bamboo. She worked hard for the whole 12 , but she failed. In the evening, Lu Ban came home. His wife told him her idea. Lu Ban was very 13 to hear that.
As a carpenter, Lu Ban was very good at his job. He quickly set to work. He and his wife worked on it until midnight. 14 , a small, light, moveable" house" was successfully invented! It was made of wood, bamboo and silk. Lu Ban and his wife 15 it" umbrella", And today there are all kinds of beautiful umbrellas all over the world.