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If you have seen the short play ¡°I¡¯ve got much money(²»²îÇ®)¡±, you must have been impressed by the way Xiao Shenyang dressed . The dress he wore is called the kilt£¨ËÕ¸ñÀ¼·½¸ñÄضÌȹ£©. There is a famous in Scotland. It says, ¡° A man in s kilt is a man and a half.¡± This saying shows how the kilt is for Scottish people. The kilt is a special dress. Most Scottish men it. Why do Scottish men wear and what¡¯s the history of this special dress?

It¡¯s said that in the 16th century, the Scottish highlands were , so the roads were always full of mud£¨Äࣩ. The mud made it very difficult for soldiers to around. Slowly people found that the soldiers in kilts could move more than those in trousers because kilts were much more flexible£¨Áé»îµÄ£©. What¡¯s more, soldiers could use the kilts on cold nights a blanket.

In modern times, the kilt Scottish pride. People wear kilts for events, weddings and traditional sporting events, for example. But that¡¯s not all. The colors of a kilt also show a person¡¯s history. Each Scottish family has a different pattern. So a Scotsman is wearing not only the national dress of his country, the pride of his family.

Today, fashion designers are trying to make the kilt more modern and fashionable to catch more eyes. Besides cloth, the designers are trying some materials such as paper and leather£¨Æ¤¸ï£©.

1.A. himself B. him C. his D. he

2.A. word B. saying C. sentence D. conversation

3.A. serious B. important C. comfortable D. interesting

4.A. sell B. dress C. wear D. make

5.A. jackets B. shirts C. trousers D. kilts

6.A. dry B. wet C. wide D. narrow

7.A. lie B. rest C. move D. sleep

8.A. slow B. slowly C.quick D. quickly

9.A. of B. as C. with D. for

10.A. stands for B. shows off C. takes away D. puts up

11.A. small B. unimportant C. special D.difficult

12.A. country B. work C. education D. family

13.A. but B. and C. or D. yet

14.A. feel B. smell C. look D. sound

15. A. other B. another C. others D. else

Answer 1