Do you know who invented tea? In fact,tea,the most popular drink in the world ( not including water), was invented by accidentals). According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说), the emperor Shen Nong 1 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearby bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 2 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 3 smell. Later he decided 4 the hot mixture (混合物). It was quite delicious. And 5,one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
China is the home of tea,6 has more than 4,000 years of history. People throughoutChinadrink tea daily. 7 the three major drinks—tea,coffee and cocoa,tea is drunk by 8people in the world. Tea fromChina, along 9 silk and porcelain,began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 10 .
Tea leaves 11 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River,in the provinces of Zhejiang,Jiangxi and Fujian,because of the mild 12 and rich soil there. Longjing,Wulong,Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 13 kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries,Chinese people 14 their unique tea culture,which includes tea planting,tea-leaf picking,tea making,tea drinking and so on. Tea is 15 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances,songs,poems and novels.
( ) 1. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out
( ) 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. who B. which C. where D. when
( ) 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. between B. with C. except D. besides
( ) 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. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment
( ) 13. A. interesting B. important C. famous D. normal
( ) 14. A. had developed B. have developed
C. developed D. are developing
( ) 15. A. too B. as well C. either D. also