The cheongsam（also known as the qipao）, a kind of traditional Chinese dress for ________, started from the Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty in the early 17th century.

Once there was a young fisherwoman living near a place ________ Jingbo Lake.

She made a living ________ fishing. Her only problem was that she often felt uncomfortable because of her long wide clothes when fishing. Then an idea came into her mind—________ make a more comfortable dress to wear? Then she invented the qipao that helped her fish ________.

The young emperor who was in control of China at that time had ________ one night. In the dream his dead father told him a lovely fisherwoman wearing a long dress who lived by jingbo Lake would become ________. After that, the emperor sent some people to look for that woman. At last they found her in the place which his father told him then she became the emperor’s wife, bringing her beautiful qipao with her. The Manchu women all liked the qipao and soon ________ became popular across China.

Now it’s also well-known all over the world. Not only Chinese women ________women from foreign countries such as Indonesia also like wearing it. This kind of traditional dress is made ________ either silk or cotton. And anyway, it becomes one symbol of China.

Robots seem new to most people. ________, they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek. There are lots of science fiction（科幻）________ about robots, and the robots in the films are faster, ________ and cleverer than human beings and they are hard to be destroyed. In ________ life, robots are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring ________. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs to help themselves move around. But in the future, robot dogs ________ take the place of these guide dogs. Some people can’t ________ themselves and robots can help take care of them.

Today robots are also used in American ________. In the hospital, a robot ________ meals from the kitchen to the patient’s room. It never loses its way because it has a ________ of the hospital in its computer system.

Robots can help us in many ways. However, they will never take the place of humans.

The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ______ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is ______ to carry them.

However，the umbrella was not always as ______ as it is now. In the past，it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ______.Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or the important person.

Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to ______ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago. From there，umbrellas ______ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome，______ wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was ______ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ______ and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you _______ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are the important person, too.