The Chinese 11 umbrellas in the eleventh century B.C. 12 China they traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt.
答案：(A) From
「From China they traveled to...」表示「從中國出發」，From 表起點，符合「由甲地前往乙地」的邏輯。In／For／Around 都無法表達起點。
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四個選項都是很基本的介系詞，如果只看空格附近的 ___ China，會覺得 In China（在中國）最順口。但這一句的重點不是「在哪裡」，是「從哪裡出發」。
四個選項都是介系詞，可見這一格考的是語意與搭配。決定性的線索在後半句：they traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt（它們傳到了印度、波斯與埃及）。既然有 traveled to（前往某地），前面自然要有一個起點，用 From。from A to B 是最常見的一組搭配，講的就是從哪裡到哪裡。再用上一句驗算：前一句說中國人在西元前十一世紀就有傘了——中國正是那個起點。
In（在……裡面）：只標出地點，接不上「傳到別的地方」這個移動的意思。For（為了、給）：表目的或對象。Around（在……周圍）：表位置，也不是起點。
from A to B（從 A 到 B）、spread to（傳播到）、from head to toe（從頭到腳）、an explorer（探險家）、the east coast（東岸）、a starting point（起點）。
The umbrella is not a new invention. The Chinese 11 umbrellas in the eleventh century B.C. 12 China they traveled to India, Persia, and Egypt. But in Greece and Rome, men 13 use them. They believed umbrellas were 14 for women. When the Spanish explorers went to Mexico, they saw the Aztec kings 15 umbrellas. English explorers found out that Indian princes also carried umbrellas on the east coast of North America. It 16 that people in different parts of the world invented umbrellas at different times.
England was probably the first country in Europe 17 ordinary people used umbrellas 18 the rain. England has a rainy climate, and umbrellas are very useful there. The umbrella is now a very ordinary 19 . Everybody uses it today. It keeps the rain and the sun off people. Some umbrellas fold up, 20 it is easy to carry them.