So—as with so many things in the UK-it’s up to ordinary people to sort themselves out. No self-respecting Briton will ever leave home without his “brolly” --as the umbrella is affectionately(亲切地)known.

　　A brolly has hundreds of uses, even on rare rain-free days. A real gentleman of London will use his umbrella as a walking stick. A traditional game of cricket can be played using an umbrella as a hat. Nor do you ever have to be afraid of robbers-your umbrella doubles as a defensive weapon.

　　There is no brolly more British than my own．But it's not from London or Manchester or any where in the UK. It was a gift from my Chinese teacher—in Beijing．

　　1. The author mentioned her rainy weather experience in Beijing to show that _____.

　　A. many foreigners have embarrassing moments living in Beijing

　　B. the rain in Beijing is usually much heavier than the rain in London

　　C. British people are more used to rainy weather than Chinese people

　　D. both Beijing and Londoners have unpleasant experience with sudden rain

　　2．The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

　　A. people getting extremely wet on rainy days

　　B. sudden rain leading to traffic troubles

　　C. people being well-prepared on rainy days

　　D. it only raining a dozen times per year

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