_______ it rains, we're playing football on Sunday.
A.No matter how
B.No mater what
C.What ever
D.Whether or not
A.No matter how
B.No mater what
C.What ever
D.Whether or not
A.is
B.will be
C.was
D.had been
A.it doesn’t matterl
B.don’t worry
C.all right
D.take you time
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it in the eleventh century B. C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. 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 the king or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared, Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And a gain it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the 18th century the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas were made, in a whole variety of colors.
According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ______.
A.in ancient China
B.in ancient Europe
C.in ancient Greece
D.in ancient Rome
The volleyball match will be put off if it ______.
A. will rain
B. rains
C. rained
D. is raining
It _______ for two hours now. A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. has been raining
It ______ nearly every, day here this mouth.
A. rains
B. is raining
C. has rained
D. has been rained
______ it rains or not can't change his decision.
A.Either
B.Neither
C.Whether
D.If
It seldom rains heavily in our region nowadays,______?
A. does it
B. isn't it
C. doesn't it
D. is it
Take an umbrella with you in case of ______.
A.rain
B.raining
C.it rains
D.the rain
A.in the habit
B.going for a walk
C.every morning
D.except it rains
A.their friends ask them to do so
B.it often rains in England
C.they are going to sell them
D.they are their favorite things