Have you ever wished to have an umbrella that makes your hands free? Alan Kaufman has come up with the “Nubrella”, which means “new” + “umbrella”. It is the first truly hands-free umbrella in the world. The inventor says that it stops rain, wind and snow and can keep your head, face and hair dry.
“I never planned to invent a product. I just noticed a problem and had a new idea,” said the inventor. The idea for the invention began on one rainy day. Mr Kaufman was standing in one of his stores. He began to look at people’s umbrellas. He found that they had to try very hard to keep their umbrellas in the right place. At that moment an idea came into his mind. He ran to his desk and drew a picture. In this way, the nubrella was born.
One cool feature of the nubrella is that you don’t hold it like a normal umbrella; you wear it. The shoulder straps (肩带) of the nubrella allow people to be fully hands-free, so when walking in the rain with the nubrella, you are able to use your cell phone or drink a hot cup of coffee. Also, the nubrella will never be inverted (颠倒) in the wind. The new umbrella is far safer than traditional ones, because it has no sharp points.
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1.“Nubrella” is a kind of _____ umbrella.
A. normal B. hands-free
C. traditionalD. paper
2. --- How can you use the “Nubrella”?
--- You can _____.
A. wear the shoulder straps of the nubrella
B. put the nubrella on your head
C. use your hands to hold it up
D. carry it on your bike
3.Which of the following is not right?
A."Nubrella" means "new" + "umbrella".
B.The idea of the nubrella came from the rainy day.
C.Walking in the rain, you'd better take the nubrella.
D.If you go out with the nubrella, you have it in your hands.
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