Question

If you are 【小題1】 for a symbol of Britain, only one thing 【小題2】 the test-the umbrella. In London, even 【小題3】 the sky is perfectly blue, you can be sure it’s going to start raining within the hour. And when it does, there is chaos(混亂). Trains 【小題4】, drains block, and buses 【小題5】down as if this was the first time the local government had seen this coming out of the clouds.
So as with so many things in the UK-- it’s up to ordinary people to sort 【小題6】 out. No one will ever leave home 【小題7】 his umbrella.
An umbrella has【小題8】of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella 【小題9】 a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket(板球)can be【小題10】using an umbrella as a bat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella can be used as a defensive weapon(防衛武器).

Answer 1

【小題1】looking
【小題2】passes
【小題3】when
【小題4】stop
【小題5】break
【小題6】themselves
【小題7】without
【小題8】hundreds
【小題9】as
【小題10】played

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了英國因為天氣多變所以沒有人不會在出門時不帶雨傘。而且雨傘有多種用法，除了防雨，還能當作手杖，球拍等來用。
【小題1】如果你正在尋找英國的象征，根據句意，故填looking
【小題2】僅僅有一件東西通過測試，那就是傘。根據句意，故填passes
【小題3】在倫敦甚至當天空是瓦藍的，你可能要確信一個小時內將開始下雨。根據句意，故填when
【小題4】火車停止，下水道阻塞，根據句意，故填stop
【小題5】公共汽車拋錨。根據句意，故填break
【小題6】那是普通人要自己解決的問題，根據句意，故填themselves
【小題7】沒有人會不帶傘出門，根據句意，故填without
【小題8】傘有數百種用法。根據句意，故填hundreds
【小題9】倫敦的紳士將把雨傘當作手杖來用。根據句意，故填as
【小題10】進行一種傳統的板球比賽可以使用雨傘作為球拍。根據句意，故填played
考點：國外文化類短文。