【推荐1】There is a long history for Chinese to drink tea. And it had been widely spread in China for more than 1,000 years     1     first appearing in Europe. Tea drinking is popular throughout history. Many people now go to expensively decorated teahouses     2     (talk) business. However, tea drinking is very complex. Many things contribute to an     3     (enjoy) experience. It starts with surroundings. In the past, it took place in a setting     4     “spring water runs on marble”. At present, to create such an atmosphere, teahouses     5     (decorate) with traditional paintings and furniture. Besides, there is always a     6     (perform) of a traditional Chinese music instrument, such as guzheng, pipa and erhu. Water     7     (use) for tea also matters. In old days, water     8     came from melted snow was regarded as the best; but today, people no longer use it due to pollution. Black tea, together with green tea, oolong tea and pu’er tea,     9     (rank) the top four favorites. Meanwhile, those kinds of tea are made by     10     (total) different methods.

Twenty teammates dig the paddles into the water and then pull back in a quick,     1     (power) motion (动作). A drummer (鼓手) keeps time for     2    (they) from the front of the boat while another person controls and directs from the back. Together, these 22 people race a boat     3    (decorate) with the head and tail of a dragon. It is a scene     4     has been part of the Dragon Boat Festival in China for thousands of years. But over the last 40 years, this scene     5    (become) common on lakes and rivers around the globe.

The world outside Asia was formally introduced to dragon boating in 1976. That year the Hong Kong Tourist Association had a plan     6    (attract) tourists. Their first step was inviting a Japanese team to compete in the first Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races. The media (新闻媒体) sent pictures around the world,     7    (increase) international interest in the sport. Their next step was sending dragon boats to     8    (city) in North America and Europe.     9     their plan helped tourism or not, it did give rise to dragon boat clubs in many countries. When the International Dragon Boat Federation was founded in 1991, dragon boating had truly become     10     international sport.