Do you know who invented tea? It is said that the emperor Shen Nong discovered tea when he was boiling drinking water 21 an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby tree fell into the water and the leaves were in the water for 22 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 23 smell. Later he decided 24 the hot water with the leaves. It was quite delicious. And 25 , one of the worl’s favorite drinks was invented.
26 is the home of tea. And tea has more than 4,000 years history. 27 the three drinks—tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 28 people in the world. Tea 29 China began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export (出口商品) 30 .
Tea leaves 31 mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, 32 the warm climate (气候)there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 33 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people 34 their tea culture(文化), including tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making and so on. We know tea is 35 a popular topic(主题) in dances, songs, poems and novels.
1.A. in B. by C. over D. to
2. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D.some days
3.A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D.terrible
4.A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D.taste
5.A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way
6. A. Japan B. China C. America D.England 7.A. In B. For C. Of D. By
8.A. the number of B. a number of
C. a large number of D. the largest number of
9. A. to B. from C. in D. off
10.A. At that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now
11. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made
12. A. becauuse of B. because C. as D. for
13.A. interesting B. important C. famous D. expensive
14.A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D.are developing
15.A. too B. as well C. either D. also
---Do you like the song You and Me ?
---Of course ! It really beautful.
A.listens B.sounds C.hears D.thinks
_______ is watching the TV. Turn it off, will you?
A.Anybody B.Nobody C.Somebody D.Everybody
---By the way, how many of us can attend the meeting?
---The number of the students to attend the meeting _____ fifty.
A. is B. has C.are D.have
Wu Peng won the girls______ race in the school sports meeting last week.
A. 100 metres B. 100-metres C. 100 metre D. 100-metre
The children all looked _______at the broken model plane and felt quite____.
A. sad, sad B. sadly, sadly C. sad, sadly D. sadly, sad.