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Directions: Complete the following two passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. secretly        B. attempts       C. hidden       D. favoured       E. custom F. steady
G. curiously       H. duty        I. determining     J. precious       K. preserving

The History of Tea in England

Tea, the most typical of English drinks, is a relative late comer to British shoes. Although the     1     of drinking tea dates back to the third millennium (一千年) BC in China, it was not until the mid-17 th century that the drink first appeared in England.

    2     , it was the London coffee houses that were responsible for introducing tea to England. One of the first coffee house merchants to offer tea was Thomas Garway. He sold both liquid and dry tea to the public as early as 1657. Three years later he issued a broad sheet advertising tea at £6 to £10 per pound, touting (兜售) its virtue at “making the body active and lusty (健壮的)” and “     3     perfect health until extreme old age”.

Tea gained popularity quickly in the coffee houses, and by 1700 over 500 coffee houses sold it. This distressed the pub owners, as tea cut their sales of beer, and it was bad news for the government, who depended upon a     4     stream of revenue (税收) from taxes on liquor sales. By 1750 tea had become the     5     drink of Britain's lower classes.

A 1676 act taxed tea and required coffee house operators to apply for a license. This was just the start of government     6     to control, or at least, to profit from the popularity of tea in Britain. By the mid-18 th century the     7     on tea had reached a ridiculous 119 percent. This heavy taxation had the effect of creating a whole new industry—tea smuggling (走私). Ships from Holland and Scan din a via brought tea to the British coast, then stood offshore while smugglers met them and unloaded the     8     cargo in small vessels. The smugglers, often local fishermen,     9     moved the tea inland through     10     underground paths to special hiding places. One of the best hiding places was in the local church!

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